Brazil vs Nigeria: New HIV infections
Brazil
55,472 infections
in 2024
Nigeria
48,098 infections
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
4th
New HIV infections over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 55,472 infections against 48,098 infections in Nigeria, a difference of 7,374 infections.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 144 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,752 infections | 186,960 infections | 152,207 infections | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 31,882 infections | 174,471 infections | 142,589 infections | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 63,230 infections | 114,085 infections | 50,855 infections | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 61,258 infections | 64,042 infections | 2,784 infections | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Brazil, at 55,472 infections against 48,098 infections in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 7,374 infections, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.