Eswatini vs Lesotho: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy
Eswatini
93.7%
in 2024
Lesotho
93.8%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
9th
Lesotho rank
8th
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 93.8% against 93.7% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 8th of 149 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 51.6% | 6.8% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 87.2% | 3.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 93.8% against 93.7% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Eswatini ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 8th of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.