Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Sao Tome and Principe
51.5%
in 2024
Senegal
55.5%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
44th
Senegal rank
42nd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 55.5% against 51.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 42nd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.5% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 48.0% | 0.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 54.0% | 3.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 55.8% | 4.7% | Senegal |
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?, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 55.5% 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 4.0%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 42nd 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.