Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Burkina Faso
63.7%
in 2024
Rwanda
63.5%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
24th
Rwanda rank
26th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 63.7% against 63.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 26th of 172 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.2% | 59.1% | 5.9% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 61.3% | 6.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 62.1% | 3.5% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 63.1% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso, at 63.7% against 63.5% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 26th 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.