Botswana vs Lesotho, Kingdom of: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Botswana
93,000
in 2009
Lesotho, Kingdom of
130,000
in 2009
Botswana rank
20th
Lesotho, Kingdom of rank
17th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho, Kingdom of
050.0k100.0k150.0k199019992009

How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports 130,000 against 93,000 in Botswana, a difference of 37,000.

That makes Lesotho, Kingdom of's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 20th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 17th of 39 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho, Kingdom of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho, Kingdom of Difference Ahead
1990s 12,210 6,560 5,650 Botswana
2000s 81,500 94,000 12,500 Lesotho, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Botswana or Lesotho, Kingdom of?
Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 130,000 against 93,000 in Botswana as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Botswana and Lesotho, Kingdom of?
37,000, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho, Kingdom of?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Lesotho, Kingdom of rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Botswana ranks 20th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 17th of 39 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 880 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.