How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Uganda: Share of the population living with HIV

Tanzania, United Republic of

3.5%

in 2024

Uganda

4.9%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

11th

Uganda rank

10th

Share of the population living with HIV over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.9% against 3.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 150 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.1%	10.0%	3.9%	Uganda
2000s	5.2%	7.6%	2.4%	Uganda
2010s	4.5%	6.8%	2.3%	Uganda
2020s	3.9%	5.4%	1.5%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?: Uganda, at 4.9% against 3.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 1.4%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th 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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Indicator: Share of the population living with HIV
Unit: %
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 5,197 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.