Sao Tome and Principe vs Somalia: What share of the population living with HIV are women?
Sao Tome and Principe
51.5%
in 2024
Somalia
55.2%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
44th
Somalia rank
43rd
What share of the population living with HIV are women? over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 55.2% against 51.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 43rd of 172 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 53.0% | 7.1% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 52.7% | 4.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 53.3% | 3.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 54.8% | 3.7% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 55.2% 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 Somalia?
- 3.7%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia rank globally for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 43rd 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.