Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Mauritania
56.7%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
51.5%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
41st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
44th
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 56.7% against 51.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 45.9% | 6.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 48.3% | 0.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.2% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 51.1% | 5.0% | Mauritania |
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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mauritania, at 56.7% against 51.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Mauritania ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th 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.