Costa Rica vs Palau: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus
Costa Rica
96.0%
in 2025
Palau
96.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Palau rank
43rd
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.0% against 96.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Palau ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Palau ranks 43rd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 92.6% | 4.0% | Palau |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 92.1% | 2.5% | Palau |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 91.3% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 95.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, Costa Rica or Palau?
- Costa Rica, at 96.0% against 96.0% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Palau ranks 43rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. 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 combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.