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

217 infections, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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.

Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: New HIV infections

Burkina Faso

2,957 infections

in 2024

Lesotho

3,174 infections

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

49th

Lesotho rank

46th

New HIV infections over time

Burkina Faso
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3,174 infections against 2,957 infections in Burkina Faso, a difference of 217 infections.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Lesotho ranks 46th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,587 infections	26,138 infections	9,551 infections	Lesotho
2000s	7,471 infections	25,165 infections	17,694 infections	Lesotho
2010s	3,606 infections	13,332 infections	9,726 infections	Lesotho
2020s	2,978 infections	4,308 infections	1,329 infections	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 3,174 infections against 2,957 infections in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?: 217 infections, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for new hiv infections?: Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Lesotho ranks 46th 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.