Congo vs Lesotho: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Congo
87,531 children
in 2024
Lesotho
80,532 children
in 2024
Congo rank
25th
Lesotho rank
27th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Congo
- Lesotho
How they compare
Congo currently reports 87,531 children against 80,532 children in Lesotho, a difference of 6,999 children.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,228 children | 16,534 children | 13,694 children | Congo |
| 2000s | 66,065 children | 105,360 children | 39,295 children | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 76,336 children | 121,147 children | 44,812 children | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 86,048 children | 92,148 children | 6,100 children | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Congo or Lesotho?
- Congo, at 87,531 children against 80,532 children in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Congo and Lesotho?
- 6,999 children, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Lesotho rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Congo ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 27th 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.