Cameroon vs Rwanda: Share of the population living with HIV
Cameroon
2.5%
in 2024
Rwanda
2.0%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
15th
Rwanda rank
18th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.5% against 2.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Cameroon, at 2.5% against 2.0% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 18th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.