Nigeria vs Uganda: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Nigeria
64.2%
in 2024
Uganda
63.7%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
22nd
Uganda rank
23rd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 64.2% against 63.7% in Uganda, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 23rd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 57.5% | 1.3% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 58.7% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 60.7% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.2% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
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?, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Nigeria, at 64.2% against 63.7% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Nigeria ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 23rd 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.