Costa Rica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B
Costa Rica
99.0%
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
99.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 84.3% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 95.2% | 2.5% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 98.6% | 4.8% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b, Costa Rica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Costa Rica, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b between Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st of 189 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 one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.