Gambia vs Nigeria: Share of the population living with HIV
Gambia
1.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
1.2%
in 2024
Gambia rank
30th
Nigeria rank
33rd
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Gambia ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Gambia ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 33rd 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.
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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.