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

Barbados
5.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
6.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
8th
South Africa rank
7th

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

  • Barbados
  • South Africa
0246199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.35 units per square kilometre against 5.58 units per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 0.77 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 7th of 152 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.33 units per square kilometre 1.33 units per square kilometre 0.9964 units per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 4.56 units per square kilometre 3.82 units per square kilometre 0.7414 units per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 5.53 units per square kilometre 5.41 units per square kilometre 0.1272 units per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 5.58 units per square kilometre 6.22 units per square kilometre 0.6424 units per square kilometre South Africa

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, Barbados or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.35 units per square kilometre against 5.58 units per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per between Barbados and South Africa?
0.77 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Barbados ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 7th 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 square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
153 places, 5,023 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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