Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Botswana
61.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
62.0%
in 2024
Botswana rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 62.0% against 61.7% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 44.0% | 15.8% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 55.1% | 4.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 58.3% | 1.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 61.4% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 62.0% against 61.7% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Botswana ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd 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.