Botswana vs Rwanda: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Botswana
93,000
in 2009
Rwanda
130,000
in 2009
Botswana rank
20th
Rwanda rank
17th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Botswana
  • Rwanda
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199019992009

How they compare

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

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 39 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 12,210 92,700 80,490 Rwanda
2000s 81,500 165,000 83,500 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Botswana or Rwanda?
Rwanda, 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 Rwanda?
37,000, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Botswana ranks 20th and Rwanda 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.