Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Eritrea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Eritrea as of 2024.

What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

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.

Eritrea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of the population living with HIV

Eritrea

0.4%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.4%

in 2024

Eritrea rank

77th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

74th

Share of the population living with HIV over time

Eritrea
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Eritrea ranks 77th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th of 150 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.2%	0.0%	2.2%	Eritrea
2000s	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%	Eritrea
2010s	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%	Eritrea
2020s	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Eritrea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?: Eritrea ranks 77th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th 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.