Colombia vs Latvia: Share of the population living with HIV
Colombia
0.6%
in 2024
Latvia
0.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
60th
Latvia rank
63rd
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Colombia
- Latvia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 60th and Latvia ranks 63rd of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Colombia or Latvia?
- Colombia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Colombia and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Latvia rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Colombia ranks 60th and Latvia ranks 63rd 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.
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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.