What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cape Verde and Mauritania?

30.05 infections, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritania?

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.

Cape Verde vs Mauritania: New HIV infections

Cape Verde

214.38 infections

in 2024

Mauritania

184.33 infections

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

106th

Mauritania rank

109th

New HIV infections over time

Cape Verde
Mauritania

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 214.38 infections against 184.33 infections in Mauritania, a difference of 30.05 infections.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 109th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	190.68 infections	1,068 infections	877.7 infections	Mauritania
2000s	203.89 infections	955.57 infections	751.68 infections	Mauritania
2010s	211.02 infections	223.68 infections	12.66 infections	Mauritania
2020s	208.11 infections	188.3 infections	19.81 infections	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Cape Verde or Mauritania?: Cape Verde, at 214.38 infections against 184.33 infections in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cape Verde and Mauritania?: 30.05 infections, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Mauritania rank globally for new hiv infections?: Cape Verde ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 109th 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.