Mexico vs Peru: Share of the population living with HIV
Mexico
0.5%
in 2024
Peru
0.4%
in 2024
Mexico rank
69th
Peru rank
70th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 69th and Peru ranks 70th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Mexico or Peru?
- Mexico, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Mexico ranks 69th and Peru ranks 70th 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.