Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49
Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2025
Madagascar
0.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
50th
Madagascar rank
47th
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Madagascar ranks 47th of 143 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th and Madagascar ranks 47th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.