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
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199019992009

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

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

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.