Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
Botswana
974 patients
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1,068 patients
in 2021
Botswana rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,068 patients against 974 patients in Botswana, a difference of 94 patients.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,720 patients | 63.33 patients | 2,657 patients | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3,056 patients | 740.4 patients | 2,315 patients | Botswana |
| 2020s | 948.5 patients | 1,158 patients | 210 patients | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1,068 patients against 974 patients in Botswana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 94 patients, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?
- Botswana ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of tuberculosis (new and relapsed) patients that tested positive for HIV.