Congo vs Gabon: Share of the population living with HIV
Congo
3.2%
in 2024
Gabon
2.8%
in 2024
Congo rank
12th
Gabon rank
14th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Congo
- Gabon
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.2% against 2.8% in Gabon, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 12th and Gabon ranks 14th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.9% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Congo or Gabon?
- Congo, at 3.2% against 2.8% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Congo and Gabon?
- 0.4%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 12th and Gabon ranks 14th 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.