Afghanistan vs Korea: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Afghanistan
9.6%
in 2024
Korea
9.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
167th
Korea rank
166th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Afghanistan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 167th and Korea ranks 166th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 18.5% | 5.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.9% | 3.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 0.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher what share of the population living with hiv are women?, Afghanistan or Korea?
- Korea, at 9.8% against 9.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Afghanistan and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Korea rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Afghanistan ranks 167th and Korea ranks 166th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Among those aged 15 years and older.