Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Share of the population living with HIV
Zambia
9.4%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
9.8%
in 2024
Zambia rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 9.8% against 9.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Zambia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 150 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 27.0% | 14.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 20.6% | 8.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 14.6% | 2.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.9% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 9.8% against 9.4% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Zambia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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.