Costa Rica vs Cuba: Share of the population living with HIV
Costa Rica
0.6%
in 2024
Cuba
0.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
59th
Cuba rank
58th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Cuba ranks 58th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Cuba ranks 58th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.