Bulgaria vs Malaysia: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Bulgaria
19.7%
in 2024
Malaysia
19.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
135th
Malaysia rank
137th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Bulgaria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 19.7% against 19.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 172 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 7.5% | 15.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 13.8% | 8.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 17.7% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
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?, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
- Bulgaria, at 19.7% against 19.2% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Bulgaria ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 137th 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.