Sierra Leone vs Somalia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Sierra Leone
40,000 low estimate
in 2009
Somalia
25,000 low estimate
in 2009
Sierra Leone rank
32nd
Somalia rank
35th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199019992009

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 40,000 low estimate against 25,000 low estimate in Somalia, a difference of 15,000 low estimate.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Somalia's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 35th of 48 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 2,380 low estimate 100 low estimate 2,280 low estimate Sierra Leone
2000s 27,760 low estimate 10,960 low estimate 16,800 low estimate Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
Sierra Leone, at 40,000 low estimate against 25,000 low estimate in Somalia as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
15,000 low estimate, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Sierra Leone ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 35th 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.