Congo vs Lesotho: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Congo
2.71 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Lesotho
3.09 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Congo rank
7th
Lesotho rank
4th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Congo
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.09 infections per 1,000 people against 2.71 infections per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.38 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 144 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.23 infections per 1,000 people | 31.74 infections per 1,000 people | 26.51 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.93 infections per 1,000 people | 28.06 infections per 1,000 people | 25.13 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.69 infections per 1,000 people | 15.95 infections per 1,000 people | 13.27 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.92 infections per 1,000 people | 4.46 infections per 1,000 people | 1.54 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Congo or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3.09 infections per 1,000 people against 2.71 infections per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Congo and Lesotho?
- 0.38 infections per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Lesotho rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Congo ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 4th 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.