Africa vs Nigeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Africa
21.95 million
in 2009
Nigeria
3.30 million
in 2009
Africa rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Africa currently reports 21.95 million against 3.30 million in Nigeria, a difference of 18.65 million.
That makes Africa's figure about 6.7 times Nigeria's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.90 million | 1.89 million | 10.01 million | Africa |
| 2000s | 20.42 million | 2.93 million | 17.49 million | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Africa or Nigeria?
- Africa, at 21.95 million against 3.30 million in Nigeria as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Africa and Nigeria?
- 18.65 million, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Nigeria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Africa and Nigeria rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Africa ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
- 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. 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.