Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Share of the population living with HIV
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
137th
Kuwait rank
139th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Afghanistan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 137th and Kuwait ranks 139th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Afghanistan ranks 137th and Kuwait ranks 139th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population 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
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.