Liberia vs Sierra Leone: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Liberia
32,000 low estimate
in 2009
Sierra Leone
40,000 low estimate
in 2009
Liberia rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 40,000 low estimate against 32,000 low estimate in Liberia, a difference of 8,000 low estimate.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 48 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,050 low estimate | 2,380 low estimate | 12,670 low estimate | Liberia |
| 2000s | 35,400 low estimate | 27,760 low estimate | 7,640 low estimate | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 40,000 low estimate against 32,000 low estimate in Liberia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 8,000 low estimate, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Liberia ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd 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.