Eswatini vs Namibia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Eswatini
61,437 children
in 2024
Namibia
54,904 children
in 2024
Eswatini rank
31st
Namibia rank
33rd
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Eswatini
- Namibia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 61,437 children against 54,904 children in Namibia, a difference of 6,533 children.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 33rd of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,539 children | 11,390 children | 3,851 children | Namibia |
| 2000s | 66,745 children | 68,343 children | 1,598 children | Namibia |
| 2010s | 91,292 children | 69,155 children | 22,136 children | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 68,492 children | 59,716 children | 8,776 children | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Eswatini or Namibia?
- Eswatini, at 61,437 children against 54,904 children in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Eswatini and Namibia?
- 6,533 children, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Eswatini ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 33rd 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.