Afghanistan vs Ecuador: New HIV infections
Afghanistan
1,761 infections
in 2024
Ecuador
1,882 infections
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
60th
Ecuador rank
57th
New HIV infections over time
- Afghanistan
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1,882 infections against 1,761 infections in Afghanistan, a difference of 121 infections.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Ecuador ranks 57th of 144 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.07 infections | 2,494 infections | 2,347 infections | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 402.59 infections | 2,807 infections | 2,404 infections | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 898.49 infections | 2,332 infections | 1,433 infections | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1,509 infections | 1,899 infections | 390.55 infections | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Afghanistan or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1,882 infections against 1,761 infections in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 121 infections, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ecuador rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th and Ecuador ranks 57th 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 HIV infections. 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 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.