Colombia vs Mexico: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Colombia
18.0%
in 2024
Mexico
17.8%
in 2024
Colombia rank
142nd
Mexico rank
144th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 18.0% against 17.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 142nd and Mexico ranks 144th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 17.9% | 13.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 18.1% | 1.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 18.1% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 18.0% | 0.1% | Mexico |
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?, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 18.0% against 17.8% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Colombia ranks 142nd and Mexico ranks 144th 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.