Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
24th
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 146 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Sierra Leone 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.