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Countries With the Highest HIV Prevalence

Every country with a figure for hiv prevalence, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Eswatini (23.4%), South Africa (17.2%) and Lesotho (17.1%). The middle country of the 153 has 0.4%.

What this measures

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49), in % of adults aged 15-49. Source: UNAIDS. For this measure, higher is worse.

Estimates from a statistical model. Very lopsided: a few southern African countries sit about ten times higher than everyone else. So a link with this is largely a link with them, and the "leave one out" check on each pair page shows by how much.

The full ranking

Each country’s latest figure, from 2022–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.

RankCountryHIV prevalenceYearRegion
1Eswatini23.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
2South Africa17.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
3Lesotho17.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
4Botswana15.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
5Mozambique11.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
6Zimbabwe9.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
7Zambia9.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
8Namibia9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
9Malawi6.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
10Uganda4.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
11Tanzania3.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
12Congo, Rep.3.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
13Kenya3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
14Gabon2.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
15Cameroon2.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
16Central African Republic2.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
17Guinea-Bissau2.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
18Rwanda2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
19Cote d'Ivoire1.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
20Angola1.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
21Guyana1.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
22Haiti1.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
23Suriname1.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
24Togo1.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
25Ghana1.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
26Papua New Guinea1.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
27South Sudan1.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
28Sierra Leone1.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
29Guinea1.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
30Gambia, The1.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
31Belize1.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
32Nigeria1.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
33Antigua and Barbuda1.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
34Bahamas, The1.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
35Jamaica1.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
36Panama1.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
37Barbados1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
38Dominican Republic1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
39Fiji1%2024East Asia & Pacific
40Thailand1%2024East Asia & Pacific
41Cabo Verde0.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
42Djibouti0.9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
43Liberia0.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
44Moldova0.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
45Myanmar0.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
46Chad0.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
47Burundi0.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
48St. Kitts and Nevis0.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
49Mali0.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
50St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
51Benin0.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
52Brazil0.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
53Chile0.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
54Congo, Dem. Rep.0.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
55Estonia0.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
56Ethiopia0.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
57Colombia0.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
58Costa Rica0.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
59Cuba0.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
60Venezuela, RB0.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
61Burkina Faso0.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
62Dominica0.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
63Cambodia0.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
64Latvia0.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
65Madagascar0.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
66Mexico0.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
67Portugal0.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
68Paraguay0.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
69Argentina0.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
70Armenia0.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
71Bolivia0.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
72Ecuador0.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
73Eritrea0.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
74Georgia0.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
75Indonesia0.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
76Lao PDR0.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
77St. Lucia0.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
78Peru0.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
79El Salvador0.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
80Tuvalu0.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
81Viet Nam0.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
82Spain0.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
83France0.3%2023Europe & Central Asia
84Greece0.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
85Italy0.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
86Kazakhstan0.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
87Kyrgyz Republic0.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
88Luxembourg0.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
89Malta0.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
90Malaysia0.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
91Philippines0.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
92Senegal0.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
93Belgium0.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
94Bhutan0.2%2024South Asia
95Switzerland0.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
96Germany0.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
97United Kingdom0.2%2023Europe & Central Asia
98Guatemala0.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
99Honduras0.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
100India0.2%2024South Asia
101Ireland0.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
102Lithuania0.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
103Niger0.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
104Pakistan0.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
105Romania0.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
106Sudan0.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
107Tajikistan0.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
108Timor-Leste0.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
109Afghanistan0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
110Albania0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
111United Arab Emirates0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
112Australia0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
113Azerbaijan0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
114Bangladesh0.1%2024South Asia
115Bulgaria0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
116Bahrain0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
117Canada0.1%2022North America
118Comoros0.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
119Denmark0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
120Algeria0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
121Egypt, Arab Rep.0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
122Croatia0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
123Iraq0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
124Iceland0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
125Jordan0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
126Kuwait0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
127Lebanon0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
128Libya0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
129Sri Lanka0.1%2024South Asia
130Morocco0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
131Maldives0.1%2024South Asia
132North Macedonia0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
133Montenegro0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
134Mongolia0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
135Mauritania0.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
136Netherlands0.1%2023Europe & Central Asia
137Norway0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
138Nepal0.1%2024South Asia
139New Zealand0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
140Oman0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
141Qatar0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
142Saudi Arabia0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
143Singapore0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
144Solomon Islands0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
145Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
146Serbia0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
147Slovak Republic0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
148Slovenia0.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
149Sweden0.1%2022Europe & Central Asia
150Syrian Arab Republic0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
151Tunisia0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
152Vanuatu0.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
153Yemen, Rep.0.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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