Kenya vs Nigeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Kenya
1.60 million high estimate
in 2009
Nigeria
3.60 million high estimate
in 2009
Kenya rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.60 million high estimate against 1.60 million high estimate in Kenya, a difference of 2.00 million high estimate.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 48 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 million high estimate | 2.44 million high estimate | 1.09 million high estimate | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.59 million high estimate | 3.26 million high estimate | 1.67 million high estimate | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.60 million high estimate against 1.60 million high estimate in Kenya as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 2.00 million high estimate, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Kenya ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.