Lesotho vs World: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per

Lesotho
0.1112 units per person
in 2024
World
0.005 units per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

  • Lesotho
  • World
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1112 units per person against 0.005 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1062 units per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 22.2 times World's.

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

Lesotho ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0579 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0546 units per person Lesotho
2000s 0.1287 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.1241 units per person Lesotho
2010s 0.1409 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.1361 units per person Lesotho
2020s 0.119 units per person 0.005 units per person 0.114 units per person Lesotho

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, Lesotho or World?
Lesotho, at 0.1112 units per person against 0.005 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per between Lesotho and World?
0.1062 units per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and World rank globally for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Lesotho ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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
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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.