Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Nigeria
2.90 million low estimate
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa
20.21 million low estimate
in 2009
Nigeria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 20.21 million low estimate against 2.90 million low estimate in Nigeria, a difference of 17.31 million low estimate.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 7.0 times Nigeria's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 48 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 951,000 low estimate | 9.76 million low estimate | 8.81 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 2.55 million low estimate | 18.84 million low estimate | 16.29 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 20.21 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?
- 17.31 million low estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.