Ecuador vs Eritrea: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Ecuador
12,802 children
in 2024
Eritrea
10,918 children
in 2024
Ecuador rank
57th
Eritrea rank
60th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Ecuador
- Eritrea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 12,802 children against 10,918 children in Eritrea, a difference of 1,884 children.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 60th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,679 children | 7,533 children | 5,854 children | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 9,779 children | 22,726 children | 12,947 children | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 18,708 children | 21,578 children | 2,870 children | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 15,467 children | 12,967 children | 2,500 children | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Ecuador or Eritrea?
- Ecuador, at 12,802 children against 10,918 children in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Ecuador and Eritrea?
- 1,884 children, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Eritrea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Eritrea rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 60th 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.