Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the population living with HIV
Guyana
1.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.5%
in 2024
Guyana rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Guyana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Guyana ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 150 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
- Guyana, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Guyana ranks 23rd 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.