Malawi vs Nigeria: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Malawi
64.6%
in 2024
Nigeria
64.2%
in 2024
Malawi rank
19th
Nigeria rank
22nd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 64.6% against 64.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 172 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 56.2% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 57.8% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 60.5% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 63.8% | 0.5% | Malawi |
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 Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 64.6% against 64.2% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Malawi ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 22nd 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.