Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Gambia
6,500 high estimate
in 2009
Guinea-Bissau
12,000 high estimate
in 2009
Gambia rank
37th
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199019992009

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 12,000 high estimate against 6,500 high estimate in Gambia, a difference of 5,500 high estimate.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.8 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th of 40 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1990s 7,070 high estimate 1,280 high estimate 5,790 high estimate Gambia
2000s 6,250 high estimate 7,510 high estimate 1,260 high estimate Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 12,000 high estimate against 6,500 high estimate in Gambia as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
5,500 high estimate, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Gambia ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.