Botswana vs Lesotho: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Botswana
3.06 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Lesotho
3.09 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
5th
Lesotho rank
4th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.09 infections per 1,000 people against 3.06 infections per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.03 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.59 infections per 1,000 people | 31.74 infections per 1,000 people | 9.86 infections per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 20.13 infections per 1,000 people | 28.06 infections per 1,000 people | 7.93 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.04 infections per 1,000 people | 15.95 infections per 1,000 people | 5.92 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.96 infections per 1,000 people | 4.46 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5021 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3.09 infections per 1,000 people against 3.06 infections per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.03 infections per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Botswana ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.