Botswana vs Mozambique: Share of the population living with HIV
Botswana
15.7%
in 2024
Mozambique
11.5%
in 2024
Botswana rank
4th
Mozambique rank
5th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Botswana
- Mozambique
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 15.7% against 11.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 4th and Mozambique ranks 5th of 150 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 4.7% | 13.9% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 10.6% | 13.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 12.6% | 9.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 12.1% | 5.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Botswana or Mozambique?
- Botswana, at 15.7% against 11.5% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Botswana and Mozambique?
- 4.2%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mozambique rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Botswana ranks 4th and Mozambique ranks 5th 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.