Botswana vs Lesotho: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Botswana
300,000 low estimate
in 2009
Lesotho
260,000 low estimate
in 2009
Botswana rank
13th
Lesotho rank
14th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 300,000 low estimate against 260,000 low estimate in Lesotho, a difference of 40,000 low estimate.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 48 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,100 low estimate | 94,740 low estimate | 22,360 low estimate | Botswana |
| 2000s | 270,000 low estimate | 240,000 low estimate | 30,000 low estimate | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 300,000 low estimate against 260,000 low estimate in Lesotho as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 40,000 low estimate, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Botswana ranks 13th and Lesotho 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 (low 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.