Sierra Leone vs Somalia: New HIV infections, high estimate

Sierra Leone
9,900
in 2009
Somalia
13,000
in 2009
Sierra Leone rank
26th
Somalia rank
23rd

New HIV infections, high estimate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199019992009

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 13,000 against 9,900 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3,100.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 23rd of 48 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 4,690 1,360 3,330 Sierra Leone
2000s 7,890 6,060 1,830 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, high estimate, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
Somalia, at 13,000 against 9,900 in Sierra Leone as of 2009.
What is the difference in new hiv infections, high estimate between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
3,100, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for new hiv infections, high estimate?
Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 23rd of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as New HIV infections, high estimate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sierra Leone vs Somalia: New HIV infections, high estimate. Statizoid, drawing on UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/new-hiv-infections-high-estimate/sierra-leone/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/new-hiv-infections-high-estimate/sierra-leone/somalia-fed-rep/">Sierra Leone vs Somalia: New HIV infections, high estimate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
New HIV infections, high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,074 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV, high estimate.