What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Eritrea and Somalia?

15,000 high estimate, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

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.

Eritrea vs Somalia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Eritrea

33,000 high estimate

in 2009

Somalia

48,000 high estimate

in 2009

Eritrea rank

37th

Somalia rank

34th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 48,000 high estimate against 33,000 high estimate in Eritrea, a difference of 15,000 high estimate.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 34th of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,400 high estimate	9,810 high estimate	14,590 high estimate	Eritrea
2000s	34,200 high estimate	25,800 high estimate	8,400 high estimate	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Eritrea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 48,000 high estimate against 33,000 high estimate in Eritrea as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Eritrea and Somalia?: 15,000 high estimate, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?: Eritrea ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 34th 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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Indicator: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)
Unit: high estimate
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.