Botswana vs Cameroon: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Botswana
300,000 low estimate
in 2009
Cameroon
540,000 low estimate
in 2009
Botswana rank
13th
Cameroon rank
10th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Botswana
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 540,000 low estimate against 300,000 low estimate in Botswana, a difference of 240,000 low estimate.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.8 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 10th of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Cameroon Difference Ahead
1990s 117,100 low estimate 198,100 low estimate 81,000 low estimate Cameroon
2000s 270,000 low estimate 479,000 low estimate 209,000 low estimate Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Botswana or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 540,000 low estimate against 300,000 low estimate in Botswana as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Botswana and Cameroon?
240,000 low estimate, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Cameroon rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Botswana ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 10th 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 (low 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 (low estimate)
Unit
low 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.