Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population living with HIV
Papua New Guinea
1.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
28th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 150 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th 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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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.