Ghana vs Guinea: Share of the population living with HIV
Ghana
1.5%
in 2024
Guinea
1.3%
in 2024
Ghana rank
27th
Guinea rank
29th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Ghana
- Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 27th and Guinea ranks 29th of 150 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Ghana or Guinea?
- Ghana, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Ghana and Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 27th and Guinea ranks 29th 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.