Eswatini vs Lesotho: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Eswatini
170,000 low estimate
in 2009
Lesotho
260,000 low estimate
in 2009
Eswatini rank
17th
Lesotho rank
14th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 260,000 low estimate against 170,000 low estimate in Eswatini, a difference of 90,000 low estimate.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 48 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,790 low estimate | 94,740 low estimate | 49,950 low estimate | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 146,000 low estimate | 240,000 low estimate | 94,000 low estimate | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 260,000 low estimate against 170,000 low estimate in Eswatini as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 90,000 low estimate, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Eswatini ranks 17th 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.