Botswana vs Namibia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Botswana
52,189 children
in 2024
Namibia
54,904 children
in 2024
Botswana rank
35th
Namibia rank
33rd
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 54,904 children against 52,189 children in Botswana, a difference of 2,715 children.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 139 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,064 children | 11,390 children | 19,674 children | Botswana |
| 2000s | 130,811 children | 68,343 children | 62,468 children | Botswana |
| 2010s | 105,980 children | 69,155 children | 36,825 children | Botswana |
| 2020s | 60,783 children | 59,716 children | 1,067 children | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 54,904 children against 52,189 children in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Botswana and Namibia?
- 2,715 children, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Botswana ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.