Nigeria vs Tanzania: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate)

Nigeria
2.90 million low estimate
in 2009
Tanzania
1.30 million low estimate
in 2009
Nigeria rank
2nd
Tanzania rank
3rd

People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.90 million low estimate against 1.30 million low estimate in Tanzania, a difference of 1.60 million low estimate.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 48 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 951,000 low estimate 969,000 low estimate 18,000 low estimate Tanzania
2000s 2.55 million low estimate 1.25 million low estimate 1.30 million low estimate Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Nigeria or Tanzania?
Nigeria, at 2.90 million low estimate against 1.30 million low estimate in Tanzania as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Nigeria and Tanzania?
1.60 million low estimate, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Tanzania ranks 3rd 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.