Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Congo or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.5% against 3.2% in Congo as of 2024.

What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Congo and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.3%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Congo vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of the population living with HIV

Congo

3.2%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

3.5%

in 2024

Congo rank

12th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

11th

Share of the population living with HIV over time

Congo
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 3.5% against 3.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 12th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 150 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.1%	6.1%	1.0%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	3.9%	5.2%	1.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	3.3%	4.5%	1.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	3.2%	3.9%	0.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Congo or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.5% against 3.2% in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Congo and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.3%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?: Congo ranks 12th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th 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.