Eswatini vs Lesotho: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Eswatini
4.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
3.1%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
1st
Lesotho rank
3rd
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4.6% against 3.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 3rd of 146 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.6% | 2.3% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.3% | 2.6% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 4.6% against 3.1% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 1.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Eswatini ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 3rd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.