Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of HIV, total

Papua New Guinea
1.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Sierra Leone rank
28th

Prevalence of HIV, total over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
00.511.5199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 1.1% 0.7% Sierra Leone
2000s 0.8% 1.6% 0.8% Sierra Leone
2010s 1.1% 1.6% 0.5% Sierra Leone
2020s 1.4% 1.5% 0.1% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hiv, total, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, total between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of hiv, total?
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th 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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About this data

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

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