Botswana vs Namibia: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Botswana
3.06 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Namibia
2.64 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
5th
Namibia rank
8th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.06 infections per 1,000 people against 2.64 infections per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.42 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 8th of 144 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.59 infections per 1,000 people | 17.91 infections per 1,000 people | 23.68 infections per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 20.13 infections per 1,000 people | 13.38 infections per 1,000 people | 6.75 infections per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.04 infections per 1,000 people | 6.21 infections per 1,000 people | 3.82 infections per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.96 infections per 1,000 people | 2.81 infections per 1,000 people | 1.14 infections per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Botswana or Namibia?
- Botswana, at 3.06 infections per 1,000 people against 2.64 infections per 1,000 people in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.42 infections per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Botswana ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 8th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.