Afghanistan vs Gabon: New HIV infections
Afghanistan
1,761 infections
in 2024
Gabon
1,672 infections
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
60th
Gabon rank
62nd
New HIV infections over time
- Afghanistan
- Gabon
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1,761 infections against 1,672 infections in Gabon, a difference of 89 infections.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Gabon ranks 62nd of 144 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.07 infections | 3,941 infections | 3,793 infections | Gabon |
| 2000s | 402.59 infections | 3,749 infections | 3,346 infections | Gabon |
| 2010s | 898.49 infections | 2,723 infections | 1,824 infections | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1,509 infections | 2,038 infections | 529.41 infections | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Afghanistan or Gabon?
- Afghanistan, at 1,761 infections against 1,672 infections in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Afghanistan and Gabon?
- 89 infections, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Gabon rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th and Gabon ranks 62nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.