Botswana vs Malawi: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Botswana
320,000
in 2009
Malawi
920,000
in 2009
Botswana rank
12th
Malawi rank
9th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 920,000 against 320,000 in Botswana, a difference of 600,000.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.9 times Botswana's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 9th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 125,800 628,000 502,200 Malawi
2000s 290,000 884,000 594,000 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Botswana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 920,000 against 320,000 in Botswana as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Botswana and Malawi?
600,000, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Botswana ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 9th 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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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,057 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.