Central African Republic vs Gabon: Share of the population living with HIV
Central African Republic
2.4%
in 2024
Gabon
2.8%
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
16th
Gabon rank
14th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Central African Republic
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 16th and Gabon ranks 14th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 3.1% | 3.8% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1.6% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Central African Republic or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 2.8% against 2.4% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Central African Republic and Gabon?
- 0.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Gabon rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Central African Republic ranks 16th and Gabon ranks 14th 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.