Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
24th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th 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.