How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV

Democratic Republic of Congo

16,000

in 2024

Nigeria

29,000

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

9th

Nigeria rank

6th

Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 29,000 against 16,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 13,000.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 140 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56,700	140,000	83,300	Nigeria
2000s	36,300	121,000	84,700	Nigeria
2010s	25,400	81,500	56,100	Nigeria
2020s	18,600	42,400	23,800	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 29,000 against 16,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 13,000, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 141 places, 4,878 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.