Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Jamaica
0.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.4%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
24th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Jamaica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 146 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
- Jamaica, 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 Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Jamaica 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.