Nigeria vs South Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Nigeria
2.90 million low estimate
in 2009
South Africa
5.40 million low estimate
in 2009
Nigeria rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5.40 million low estimate against 2.90 million low estimate in Nigeria, a difference of 2.50 million low estimate.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.9 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 48 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 951,000 low estimate | 1.45 million low estimate | 499,000 low estimate | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.55 million low estimate | 4.97 million low estimate | 2.42 million low estimate | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Nigeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5.40 million low estimate against 2.90 million low estimate in Nigeria as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 2.50 million low estimate, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st 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.