Libya vs Mauritania: Share of the population living with HIV
Libya
0.1%
in 2024
Mauritania
0.1%
in 2024
Libya rank
113th
Mauritania rank
111th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 113th and Mauritania ranks 111th of 150 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Libya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Libya and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Libya ranks 113th and Mauritania ranks 111th 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.