Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Nigeria
3.30 million
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa
21.88 million
in 2009
Nigeria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 21.88 million against 3.30 million in Nigeria, a difference of 18.58 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 47 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.89 million 11.89 million 10.00 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.93 million 20.37 million 17.44 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 21.88 million against 3.30 million in Nigeria as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18.58 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.