Botswana vs South Africa: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per

Botswana
0.1428 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.1219 units per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
2nd
South Africa rank
3rd

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.1428 units per person against 0.1219 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0209 units per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 152 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1101 units per person 0.0358 units per person 0.0742 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.1637 units per person 0.0936 units per person 0.0701 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.1592 units per person 0.1171 units per person 0.0421 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.1484 units per person 0.1219 units per person 0.0264 units per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per, Botswana or South Africa?
Botswana, at 0.1428 units per person against 0.1219 units per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per between Botswana and South Africa?
0.0209 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Botswana ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
153 places, 5,302 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.