Ghana vs Lesotho: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Ghana
260,000
in 2009
Lesotho
290,000
in 2009
Ghana rank
14th
Lesotho rank
13th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 290,000 against 260,000 in Ghana, a difference of 30,000.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 47 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129,500 | 105,310 | 24,190 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 257,000 | 261,000 | 4,000 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 290,000 against 260,000 in Ghana as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 30,000, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Ghana ranks 14th 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.