Japan vs Singapore: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Japan
6.1%
in 2024
Singapore
8.5%
in 2024
Japan rank
172nd
Singapore rank
170th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8.5% against 6.1% in Japan, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 172nd and Singapore ranks 170th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 11.1% | 6.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 9.8% | 2.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 8.7% | 2.4% | Singapore |
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?, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8.5% against 6.1% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Japan and Singapore?
- 2.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Japan ranks 172nd and Singapore ranks 170th 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.