Malawi vs Namibia: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Malawi
64.6%
in 2024
Namibia
64.8%
in 2024
Malawi rank
19th
Namibia rank
18th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Malawi
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 64.8% against 64.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Malawi ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 18th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 60.8% | 4.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 61.9% | 1.7% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 63.1% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 64.4% | 0.0% | Namibia |
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?, Malawi or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 64.8% against 64.6% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Malawi and Namibia?
- 0.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Malawi ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 18th 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.