Botswana vs Zambia: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Botswana
2.5%
in 2024
Zambia
1.6%
in 2024
Botswana rank
5th
Zambia rank
8th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.5% against 1.6% in Zambia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 3.6% | 3.1% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 2.5% against 1.6% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.9%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Botswana ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 8th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.