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

Guinea-Bissau
7,700 low estimate
in 2009
Sierra Leone
9,200 low estimate
in 2009
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
35th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9,200 low estimate against 7,700 low estimate in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1,500 low estimate.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 40 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 410 low estimate 190 low estimate 220 low estimate Guinea-Bissau
2000s 4,430 low estimate 4,040 low estimate 390 low estimate Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9,200 low estimate against 7,700 low estimate in Guinea-Bissau as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
1,500 low estimate, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th 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.