Which has higher prevalence of hiv, total, Namibia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Namibia, at 9.0% against 3.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Prevalence of HIV, total

Namibia

9.0%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

3.5%

in 2024

Namibia rank

8th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

11th

Prevalence of HIV, total over time

Namibia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 9.0% against 3.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 5.5%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.6 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Namibia ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 152 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.5%	6.1%	1.5%	Namibia
2000s	13.4%	5.2%	8.2%	Namibia
2010s	12.3%	4.5%	7.9%	Namibia
2020s	9.8%	3.8%	6.0%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hiv, total, Namibia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Namibia, at 9.0% against 3.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, total between Namibia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 5.5%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for prevalence of hiv, total?: Namibia ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
Unit: % of population ages 15-49
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 6,127 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.