Countries With the Lowest HIV Prevalence
Every country with a figure for hiv prevalence, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Afghanistan (0.1%), Albania (0.1%) and United Arab Emirates (0.1%). 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.
| Rank | Country | HIV prevalence | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2 | Albania | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 4 | Australia | 0.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Bahrain | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 9 | Canada | 0.1% | 2022 | North America |
| 10 | Comoros | 0.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 13 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 16 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 18 | Kuwait | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 19 | Lebanon | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 20 | Libya | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 22 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 23 | Maldives | 0.1% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | Mauritania | 0.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Norway | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 31 | New Zealand | 0.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 32 | Oman | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 33 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 35 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 0.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 37 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Slovak Republic | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 43 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 0.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 45 | Yemen, Rep. | 0.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 46 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Bhutan | 0.2% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 48 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Germany | 0.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | India | 0.2% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 54 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Niger | 0.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 58 | Romania | 0.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | Sudan | 0.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Timor-Leste | 0.2% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 62 | Spain | 0.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | France | 0.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 64 | Greece | 0.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | Italy | 0.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Malta | 0.3% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 70 | Malaysia | 0.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 72 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Eritrea | 0.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Lao PDR | 0.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 81 | St. Lucia | 0.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Peru | 0.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 0.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 85 | Viet Nam | 0.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 0.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Dominica | 0.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 88 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 89 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 91 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 96 | Cuba | 0.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Venezuela, RB | 0.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | Benin | 0.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Chile | 0.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 104 | Burundi | 0.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 106 | Mali | 0.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Cabo Verde | 0.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 110 | Liberia | 0.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 111 | Moldova | 0.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Myanmar | 0.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Chad | 0.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Barbados | 1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Fiji | 1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | Thailand | 1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | Bahamas, The | 1.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 120 | Jamaica | 1.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Panama | 1.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Belize | 1.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | Nigeria | 1.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Guinea | 1.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Gambia, The | 1.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 1.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 127 | Ghana | 1.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 1.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 129 | South Sudan | 1.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Angola | 1.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 131 | Guyana | 1.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Haiti | 1.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 133 | Suriname | 1.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 134 | Togo | 1.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 136 | Rwanda | 2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 2.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | Cameroon | 2.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | Gabon | 2.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Kenya | 3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Congo, Rep. | 3.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 143 | Tanzania | 3.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Uganda | 4.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Malawi | 6.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 146 | Namibia | 9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Zambia | 9.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 9.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 149 | Mozambique | 11.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 150 | Botswana | 15.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 151 | Lesotho | 17.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | South Africa | 17.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 153 | Eswatini | 23.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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- Countries With the Highest HIV Prevalence
- HIV prevalence by country: trend over time and what it goes with
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