Namibia vs Zambia: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49
Namibia
8.5%
in 2025
Zambia
8.0%
in 2025
Namibia rank
7th
Zambia rank
8th
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 8.5% against 8.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 143 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.8% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 0.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 8.5% against 8.0% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Namibia ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.