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

20,000 low estimate, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi 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 (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Burundi

160,000 low estimate

in 2009

Rwanda

140,000 low estimate

in 2009

Burundi rank

19th

Rwanda rank

22nd

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

Burundi
Rwanda

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 160,000 low estimate against 140,000 low estimate in Rwanda, a difference of 20,000 low estimate.

That makes Burundi'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.

Burundi ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	139,800 low estimate	128,000 low estimate	11,800 low estimate	Burundi
2000s	160,000 low estimate	145,000 low estimate	15,000 low estimate	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Burundi or Rwanda?: Burundi, at 160,000 low estimate against 140,000 low estimate in Rwanda as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Burundi and Rwanda?: 20,000 low estimate, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?: Burundi ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 22nd 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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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: 04 September 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.