Burkina Faso vs Latvia: Share of the population living with HIV
Burkina Faso
0.5%
in 2024
Latvia
0.5%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
62nd
Latvia rank
63rd
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Burkina Faso
- Latvia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 62nd and Latvia ranks 63rd of 150 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Burkina Faso or Latvia?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Burkina Faso and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Latvia rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Burkina Faso ranks 62nd and Latvia ranks 63rd 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.