Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the population living with HIV
Guinea
1.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.5%
in 2024
Guinea rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 150 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Guinea ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th 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.