Angola vs Ghana: Share of the population living with HIV
Angola
1.6%
in 2024
Ghana
1.5%
in 2024
Angola rank
24th
Ghana rank
27th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Angola
- Ghana
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Angola ranks 24th and Ghana ranks 27th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.2% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Angola or Ghana?
- Angola, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Angola and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Angola ranks 24th and Ghana ranks 27th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.