Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of the population living with HIV
Gabon
2.8%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
2.2%
in 2024
Gabon rank
14th
Guinea-Bissau rank
17th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Gabon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.8% against 2.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th of 150 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gabon, at 2.8% against 2.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.6%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Gabon ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th 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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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.