Botswana vs Gambia: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Botswana
61.7%
in 2024
Gambia
61.3%
in 2024
Botswana rank
35th
Gambia rank
37th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 61.7% against 61.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 37th of 172 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 53.7% | 6.0% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 55.1% | 4.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 57.0% | 2.8% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 60.3% | 0.9% | Botswana |
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?, Botswana or Gambia?
- Botswana, at 61.7% against 61.3% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Botswana and Gambia?
- 0.4%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Botswana ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 37th 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.