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
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
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.