Benin vs Nepal: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Benin
27,037 children
in 2024
Nepal
28,532 children
in 2024
Benin rank
50th
Nepal rank
47th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Benin
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 28,532 children against 27,037 children in Benin, a difference of 1,495 children.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 47th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,249 children | 214.27 children | 4,035 children | Benin |
| 2000s | 32,935 children | 11,836 children | 21,099 children | Benin |
| 2010s | 39,140 children | 33,783 children | 5,357 children | Benin |
| 2020s | 31,187 children | 31,931 children | 744.04 children | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Benin or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 28,532 children against 27,037 children in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Benin and Nepal?
- 1,495 children, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Nepal rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Benin ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 47th of 139 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 Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.