Congo vs Rwanda: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Congo
0.6%
in 2024
Rwanda
0.5%
in 2024
Congo rank
14th
Rwanda rank
17th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 146 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | — |
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 Rwanda?
- Congo, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Congo and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 14th and Rwanda 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.