Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Share of the population living with HIV
Lesotho
17.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
9.8%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 17.1% against 9.8% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 27.0% | 14.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.6% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 14.6% | 9.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 10.9% | 8.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Lesotho, at 17.1% against 9.8% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 7.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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.