Costa Rica vs Samoa: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Costa Rica
99.0%
in 2024
Samoa
99.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.0% | 91.7% | 8.7% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 96.5% | 5.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 91.0% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 87.4% | 7.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 97.0% | 1.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.