Australia vs Costa Rica: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Australia
13.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica
14.4%
in 2024
Australia rank
158th
Costa Rica rank
157th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14.4% against 13.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 158th and Costa Rica ranks 157th of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 22.5% | 13.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 20.0% | 7.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 17.2% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 14.8% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
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?, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 14.4% against 13.7% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Australia ranks 158th and Costa Rica ranks 157th 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.