Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Burkina Faso
63.7%
in 2024
Nigeria
64.2%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
24th
Nigeria rank
22nd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 64.2% against 63.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 172 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.2% | 56.2% | 2.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 57.8% | 2.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 60.5% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 63.8% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
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?, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 64.2% against 63.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 22nd 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.