Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Share of the population living with HIV
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
137th
Saudi Arabia rank
140th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 137th and Saudi Arabia ranks 140th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Afghanistan ranks 137th and Saudi Arabia ranks 140th 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.