Cameroon vs Congo: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Cameroon
0.5%
in 2024
Congo
0.6%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
Congo rank
14th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Cameroon
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Congo ranks 14th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Cameroon or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Cameroon and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Congo ranks 14th 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.
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About this data
In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.