Rwanda vs Uganda: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Rwanda
63.5%
in 2024
Uganda
63.7%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
26th
Uganda rank
23rd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 63.7% against 63.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 57.5% | 1.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 58.7% | 2.6% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 60.7% | 1.4% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 63.2% | 0.1% | Uganda |
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?, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 63.7% against 63.5% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in what share of the population living with hiv are women? between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Rwanda ranks 26th 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.