Which has higher new hiv infections, Algeria or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 2,957 infections against 2,803 infections in Algeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in new hiv infections between Algeria and Burkina Faso?

154 infections, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?

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 HIV infections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Burkina Faso: New HIV infections

Algeria

2,803 infections

in 2024

Burkina Faso

2,957 infections

in 2024

Algeria rank

50th

Burkina Faso rank

49th

New HIV infections over time

Algeria
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2,957 infections against 2,803 infections in Algeria, a difference of 154 infections.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 50th and Burkina Faso ranks 49th of 144 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1990s	228.02 infections	16,587 infections	16,359 infections	Burkina Faso
2000s	932.82 infections	7,471 infections	6,538 infections	Burkina Faso
2010s	1,373 infections	3,606 infections	2,233 infections	Burkina Faso
2020s	2,357 infections	2,978 infections	621.37 infections	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Algeria or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 2,957 infections against 2,803 infections in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Algeria and Burkina Faso?: 154 infections, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for new hiv infections?: Algeria ranks 50th and Burkina Faso ranks 49th 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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Indicator: New HIV infections
Unit: infections
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 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.