Malawi vs Zambia: Share of the population living with HIV
Malawi
6.2%
in 2024
Zambia
9.4%
in 2024
Malawi rank
9th
Zambia rank
7th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9.4% against 6.2% in Malawi, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 7th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.3% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 11.8% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 10.3% | 3.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9.4% against 6.2% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Malawi and Zambia?
- 3.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 7th 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.