Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 11.91 million low estimate against 2.90 million low estimate in Nigeria, a difference of 9.01 million low estimate.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 4.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 48 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 951,000 low estimate | 7.36 million low estimate | 6.41 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.55 million low estimate | 11.32 million low estimate | 8.77 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 11.91 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 9.01 million low estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th 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.