Ghana vs Lesotho: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Ghana
230,000 low estimate
in 2009
Lesotho
260,000 low estimate
in 2009
Ghana rank
15th
Lesotho rank
14th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 260,000 low estimate against 230,000 low estimate in Ghana, a difference of 30,000 low estimate.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 48 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102,700 low estimate | 94,740 low estimate | 7,960 low estimate | Ghana |
| 2000s | 224,000 low estimate | 240,000 low estimate | 16,000 low estimate | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 260,000 low estimate against 230,000 low estimate in Ghana as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 30,000 low estimate, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Ghana ranks 15th 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.