Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Equatorial Guinea
2,500 low estimate
in 2009
Sierra Leone
9,200 low estimate
in 2009
Equatorial Guinea rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
35th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9,200 low estimate against 2,500 low estimate in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 6,700 low estimate.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.7 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 40 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 110 low estimate 190 low estimate 80 low estimate Sierra Leone
2000s 1,190 low estimate 4,040 low estimate 2,850 low estimate Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9,200 low estimate against 2,500 low estimate in Equatorial Guinea as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
6,700 low estimate, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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 (low 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 (low estimate)
Unit
low 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.