Lesotho vs Sudan: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Lesotho
260,000 low estimate
in 2009
Sudan
210,000 low estimate
in 2009
Lesotho rank
14th
Sudan rank
16th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sudan
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199019992009

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 260,000 low estimate against 210,000 low estimate in Sudan, a difference of 50,000 low estimate.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 16th of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 94,740 low estimate 2,620 low estimate 92,120 low estimate Lesotho
2000s 240,000 low estimate 105,700 low estimate 134,300 low estimate Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Lesotho or Sudan?
Lesotho, at 260,000 low estimate against 210,000 low estimate in Sudan as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Lesotho and Sudan?
50,000 low estimate, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Lesotho ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 16th 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.