Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Costa Rica or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Costa Rica, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian 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.

Costa Rica vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of the population living with HIV

Costa Rica

0.6%

in 2024

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

0.6%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

59th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

61st

Share of the population living with HIV over time

Costa Rica
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 61st of 150 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	0.6%	0.5%	0.0%	Costa Rica

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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Costa Rica, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?: Costa Rica ranks 59th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 61st 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.