Lesotho vs Sudan: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Lesotho
310,000 high estimate
in 2009
Sudan
330,000 high estimate
in 2009
Lesotho rank
15th
Sudan rank
14th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Lesotho
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 330,000 high estimate against 310,000 high estimate in Lesotho, a difference of 20,000 high estimate.
That makes Sudan'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 Sudan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 14th of 48 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118,460 high estimate | 67,800 high estimate | 50,660 high estimate | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 286,000 high estimate | 173,700 high estimate | 112,300 high estimate | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Lesotho or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 330,000 high estimate against 310,000 high estimate in Lesotho as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Lesotho and Sudan?
- 20,000 high estimate, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 14th 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.