Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Namibia
2.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.6%
in 2024
Namibia rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
4th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2.6% against 2.2% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 4th of 146 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 10.4% | 7.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 5.2% | 2.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 4.2% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2.6% against 2.2% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Namibia ranks 7th 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.