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Share of people who disagree vaccines are effective

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data118 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
17.0%
Median: 16.0%
Countries Covered
118
with available data
Highest
Papua New Guinea
46.0%
Lowest
People's Republic of China
2.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Papua New Guinea46.0%
2Latvia43.0%
3Bulgaria41.0%
4Slovenia38.0%
5Hungary36.5%
By Region
Europe22.2%(32 countries)
Other17.5%(43 countries)
Oceania15.0%(2 countries)
North America13.7%(3 countries)
Asia13.3%(23 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.0%)High (46.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.0%)

Europe (32)
Other (43)
Oceania (2)
North America (3)
Asia (23)
Africa (8)
South America (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Papua New Guinea46.0%
2Latvia43.0%
3Bulgaria41.0%
4Slovenia38.0%
5Hungary36.5%
6Azerbaijan35.4%
7Ukraine33.0%
8Cameroon32.0%
9Slovakia32.0%
10Tunisia32.0%
11Croatia31.0%
12Lithuania31.0%
13Belarus30.0%
14Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
15Libya29.0%
16Türkiye29.0%
17Romania28.0%
18Japan27.0%
19Russian Federation27.0%
20Armenia27.0%
21Solomon Islands27.0%
22Kazakhstan25.0%
23Gabon24.0%
24Georgia24.0%
25Israel24.0%
26Switzerland24.0%
27Syrian Arab Republic24.0%
28France24.0%
29Albania23.3%
30Greece23.0%
31South Korea23.0%
32Austria22.0%
33Italy21.5%
34Czech Republic21.1%
35Estonia21.0%
36Germany21.0%
37Netherlands21.0%
38Belgium21.0%
39Chile20.0%
40Hong Kong20.0%
41Iraq20.0%
42Liberia20.0%
43Vanuatu20.0%
44Poland20.0%
45The Republic of North Macedonia20.0%
46United Kingdom20.0%
47South Sudan19.0%
48Malta18.2%
49Fiji18.0%
50United States of America18.0%
51Canada16.0%
52Democratic Republic of the Congo16.0%
53Benin16.0%
54Indonesia16.0%
55Ireland16.0%
56New Zealand16.0%
57Pakistan16.0%
58South Africa16.0%
59Sweden16.0%
60United Arab Emirates16.0%
61Mongolia16.0%
62Cyprus15.1%
63Taiwan, Province of China15.0%
64Kenya15.0%
65Spain15.0%
66Egypt15.0%
67Finland14.0%
68Ghana14.0%
69Morocco14.0%
70Sierra Leone14.0%
71Australia14.0%
72Serbia13.5%
73Denmark13.0%
74Qatar13.0%
75Sudan13.0%
76Uganda13.0%
77Norway12.0%
78Portugal12.0%
79Chad11.0%
80Colombia11.0%
81State of Palestine11.0%
82Malaysia11.0%
83Nigeria11.0%
84Saudi Arabia11.0%
85Ecuador10.0%
86Singapore10.0%
87Burkina Faso10.0%
88Brazil10.0%
89Afghanistan9.9%
90Lao People's Democratic Republic9.0%
91Thailand9.0%
92Argentina9.0%
93Senegal8.1%
94India8.0%
95Islamic Republic of Iran8.0%
96Cote d'Ivoire8.0%
97Peru8.0%
98Tonga8.0%
99Algeria8.0%
100Luxembourg7.2%
101Lebanon7.0%
102Malawi7.0%
103Mali7.0%
104Mexico7.0%
105Uruguay7.0%
106United Republic of Tanzania6.0%
107Venezuela6.0%
108Panama5.0%
109Vietnam5.0%
110Bangladesh5.0%
111Cambodia4.0%
112Ethiopia4.0%
113Philippines4.0%
114Somalia4.0%
115Iceland3.0%
116Mauritania3.0%
117Niger3.0%
118People's Republic of China2.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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