How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Viet Nam: Share of the population living with HIV

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.4%

in 2024

Viet Nam

0.4%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

74th

Viet Nam rank

72nd

Share of the population living with HIV over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th and Viet Nam ranks 72nd of 150 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Viet Nam
2000s	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%	Viet Nam
2010s	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	Viet Nam
2020s	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?: 0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th and Viet Nam ranks 72nd 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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Indicator: Share of the population living with HIV
Unit: %
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 5,197 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.