Botswana vs Lesotho: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Botswana
320,000
in 2009
Lesotho
290,000
in 2009
Botswana rank
12th
Lesotho rank
13th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 320,000 against 290,000 in Lesotho, a difference of 30,000.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 47 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125,800 | 105,310 | 20,490 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 290,000 | 261,000 | 29,000 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 320,000 against 290,000 in Lesotho as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 30,000, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Botswana ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 47 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. 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.