Jamaica vs North Korea: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Jamaica
48.2%
in 2024
North Korea
48.1%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
51st
North Korea rank
53rd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Jamaica
- North Korea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 48.2% against 48.1% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.
Jamaica ranks 51st and North Korea ranks 53rd of 172 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 48.4% | 10.7% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 48.8% | 7.3% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 48.5% | 3.8% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 48.2% | 0.5% | North Korea |
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?, Jamaica or North Korea?
- Jamaica, at 48.2% against 48.1% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Jamaica and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Jamaica ranks 51st and North Korea ranks 53rd 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.