Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Lesotho
62.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
62.0%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 62.4% against 62.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.7% | 44.0% | 17.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 55.1% | 5.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 58.3% | 2.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.4% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
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?, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 62.4% against 62.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Lesotho ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd 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.