Botswana vs Lesotho: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Botswana
350,000 high estimate
in 2009
Lesotho
310,000 high estimate
in 2009
Botswana rank
13th
Lesotho rank
15th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 350,000 high estimate against 310,000 high estimate in Lesotho, a difference of 40,000 high estimate.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 48 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136,400 high estimate | 118,460 high estimate | 17,940 high estimate | Botswana |
| 2000s | 314,000 high estimate | 286,000 high estimate | 28,000 high estimate | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 350,000 high estimate against 310,000 high estimate in Lesotho as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 40,000 high estimate, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Botswana ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.