Malawi vs Panama: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Malawi
1.5%
in 2024
Panama
0.7%
in 2024
Malawi rank
9th
Panama rank
12th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.5% against 0.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.1 times Panama's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 9th and Panama ranks 12th of 146 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Malawi or Panama?
- Malawi, at 1.5% against 0.7% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Malawi and Panama?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 9th and Panama ranks 12th 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.