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

300,000 high estimate, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?

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.

Malawi vs Uganda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Malawi

1.00 million high estimate

in 2009

Uganda

1.30 million high estimate

in 2009

Malawi rank

9th

Uganda rank

6th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

Malawi
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.30 million high estimate against 1.00 million high estimate in Malawi, a difference of 300,000 high estimate.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 6th of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	736,000 high estimate	1.09 million high estimate	354,000 high estimate	Uganda
2000s	979,000 high estimate	1.16 million high estimate	181,000 high estimate	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Malawi or Uganda?: Uganda, at 1.30 million high estimate against 1.00 million high estimate in Malawi as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Malawi and Uganda?: 300,000 high estimate, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?: Malawi ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 6th 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: 21 August 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.