Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Guinea-Bissau
30,000
in 2024
Liberia
28,000
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
46th
Liberia rank
48th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 30,000 against 28,000 in Liberia, a difference of 2,000.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th and Liberia ranks 48th of 138 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 904 | 7,200 | 6,296 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 11,210 | 30,100 | 18,890 | Liberia |
| 2010s | 29,000 | 40,700 | 11,700 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 31,800 | 32,800 | 1,000 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Guinea-Bissau or Liberia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 30,000 against 28,000 in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 2,000, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Liberia rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th and Liberia ranks 48th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, published as Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.