What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Mauritania and United Kingdom?

0.0008 infections per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United Kingdom?

8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.

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.

Mauritania vs United Kingdom: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people

Mauritania

0.0534 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

United Kingdom

0.0526 infections per 1,000 people

in 2023

Mauritania rank

121st

United Kingdom rank

122nd

New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time

Mauritania
United Kingdom

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0534 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0526 infections per 1,000 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0008 infections per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Mauritania ranks 121st and United Kingdom ranks 122nd of 144 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.0573 infections per 1,000 people	0.08 infections per 1,000 people	0.0228 infections per 1,000 people	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0555 infections per 1,000 people	0.0588 infections per 1,000 people	0.0033 infections per 1,000 people	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Mauritania or United Kingdom?: Mauritania, at 0.0534 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0526 infections per 1,000 people in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Mauritania and United Kingdom?: 0.0008 infections per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United Kingdom?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and United Kingdom rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?: Mauritania ranks 121st and United Kingdom ranks 122nd 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: 18 September 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.