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

20,000 high estimate, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?

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.

Namibia vs Rwanda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Namibia

210,000 high estimate

in 2009

Rwanda

190,000 high estimate

in 2009

Namibia rank

19th

Rwanda rank

21st

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

Namibia
Rwanda

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 210,000 high estimate against 190,000 high estimate in Rwanda, a difference of 20,000 high estimate.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Namibia ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 21st of 48 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,000 high estimate	219,000 high estimate	145,000 high estimate	Rwanda
2000s	209,000 high estimate	195,000 high estimate	14,000 high estimate	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Namibia or Rwanda?: Namibia, at 210,000 high estimate against 190,000 high estimate in Rwanda as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Namibia and Rwanda?: 20,000 high estimate, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?: Namibia ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 21st 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.