India vs Nepal: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
India
45.4%
in 2024
Nepal
42.1%
in 2024
India rank
62nd
Nepal rank
65th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
India currently reports 45.4% against 42.1% in Nepal, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 62nd and Nepal ranks 65th of 172 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9% | 9.4% | 24.4% | India |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 22.5% | 17.1% | India |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 37.1% | 5.6% | India |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 41.9% | 3.3% | India |
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?, India or Nepal?
- India, at 45.4% against 42.1% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between India and Nepal?
- 3.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- India ranks 62nd and Nepal ranks 65th 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.