Mauritania vs Somalia: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV
Mauritania
56.7%
in 2024
Somalia
55.2%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
41st
Somalia rank
43rd
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 56.7% against 55.2% in Somalia, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 43rd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 53.0% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 52.7% | 5.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 53.3% | 2.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 54.8% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Mauritania, at 56.7% against 55.2% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 1.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 43rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.