Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Congo
0.6%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
0.5%
in 2024
Congo rank
14th
Guinea-Bissau rank
17th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Congo
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 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, Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
- Congo, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th 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.