Mauritania vs Niger: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Mauritania
56.7%
in 2024
Niger
57.7%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
41st
Niger rank
40th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 57.7% against 56.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 41st and Niger ranks 40th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 43.2% | 9.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 45.9% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.5% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 56.4% | 0.3% | Niger |
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?, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 57.7% against 56.7% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Mauritania and Niger?
- 1.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Mauritania ranks 41st and Niger ranks 40th 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.