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
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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

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.