Côte d'Ivoire vs Lesotho: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Côte d'Ivoire
390,000 low estimate
in 2009
Lesotho
260,000 low estimate
in 2009
Côte d'Ivoire rank
12th
Lesotho rank
14th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Lesotho
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199019992009

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 390,000 low estimate against 260,000 low estimate in Lesotho, a difference of 130,000 low estimate.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 48 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 311,900 low estimate 94,740 low estimate 217,160 low estimate Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 487,000 low estimate 240,000 low estimate 247,000 low estimate Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Côte d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 390,000 low estimate against 260,000 low estimate in Lesotho as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
130,000 low estimate, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 12th 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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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.