What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Congo and Namibia?

0.07 infections per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?

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

Where does this data come from?

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – 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.

Congo vs Namibia: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people

Congo

2.71 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Namibia

2.64 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Congo rank

7th

Namibia rank

8th

New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time

Congo
Namibia

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.71 infections per 1,000 people against 2.64 infections per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.07 infections per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 8th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.23 infections per 1,000 people	17.91 infections per 1,000 people	12.68 infections per 1,000 people	Namibia
2000s	2.93 infections per 1,000 people	13.38 infections per 1,000 people	10.45 infections per 1,000 people	Namibia
2010s	2.69 infections per 1,000 people	6.21 infections per 1,000 people	3.53 infections per 1,000 people	Namibia
2020s	2.92 infections per 1,000 people	2.81 infections per 1,000 people	0.1081 infections per 1,000 people	Congo

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 Namibia?: Congo, at 2.71 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 Congo and Namibia?: 0.07 infections per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Namibia rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?: Congo ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 8th of 144 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 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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Indicator: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Unit: infections per 1,000 people
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.