Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Lesotho
3.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.6%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
4th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.1% against 2.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 4th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 10.4% | 6.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.2% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Lesotho, at 3.1% against 2.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 4th 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.