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

Liberia
37,000
in 2009
Sierra Leone
49,000
in 2009
Liberia rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
31st

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 49,000 against 37,000 in Liberia, a difference of 12,000.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.

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

Liberia ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 28,190 5,660 22,530 Liberia
2000s 45,000 37,000 8,000 Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 49,000 against 37,000 in Liberia as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
12,000, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Liberia ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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

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.