Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Nigeria
3.60 million high estimate
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa
24.46 million high estimate
in 2009
Nigeria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 24.46 million high estimate against 3.60 million high estimate in Nigeria, a difference of 20.86 million high estimate.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.8 times Nigeria's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 48 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 million high estimate | 14.70 million high estimate | 12.26 million high estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 3.26 million high estimate | 22.77 million high estimate | 19.51 million high estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 24.46 million high estimate against 3.60 million high estimate in Nigeria as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20.86 million high estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.