Table 2. Existing policy landscape in the 25 highest prevalence countries, by country and domain.
| Country | Adult (15–29) HIV prevalence | World Bank income levela | Known number of recommended social policies | At least one policy in each of the following domains | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic | Work-family | Education | Health | Equal rights | ||||
| Swaziland | 27.7 | Lower middle | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Botswana | 25.2 | Upper middle | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Lesotho | 23.4 | Lower middle | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| South Africa | 18.9 | Upper middle | 8 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Zimbabwe | 16.7 | Low | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Namibia | 16 | Upper middle | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Zambia | 12.4 | Lower middle | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Mozambique | 10.6 | Low | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Malawi | 10 | Low | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Uganda | 7.3 | Low | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | 6.2 | High | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Kenya | 5.3 | Lower middle | 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.3 | Low | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cameroon | 4.8 | Lower middle | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Central African Republic | 4.3 | Low | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Gabon | 3.9 | Upper middle | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 3.7 | Low | 0 | |||||
| Cote d’Ivoire | 3.5 | Lower middle | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nigeria | 3.2 | Lower middle | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Rwanda | 2.8 | Low | 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Congo, Republic of | 2.8 | Lower middle | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| South Sudan | 2.7 | Low | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Chad | 2.5 | Low | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Togo | 2.4 | Low | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Angola | 2.4 | Upper middle | 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
aThe World Bank divides economies into four categories (low, lower middle, upper middle, and high) using gross national income (GNI) per capita (The World Bank, 2016).