What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Central African Republic and Rwanda?

0.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Share of the population living with HIV

Central African Republic

2.4%

in 2024

Rwanda

2.0%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

16th

Rwanda rank

18th

Share of the population living with HIV over time

Central African Republic
Rwanda

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 2.4% against 2.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 150 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.8%	4.3%	2.6%	Central African Republic
2000s	6.2%	4.2%	2.0%	Central African Republic
2010s	3.9%	3.3%	0.7%	Central African Republic
2020s	2.7%	2.3%	0.4%	Central African Republic

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 Rwanda?: Central African Republic, at 2.4% against 2.0% in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 0.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Rwanda rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?: Central African Republic ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 18th 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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Indicator: Share of the population living with HIV
Unit: %
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 5,197 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.