Cambodia vs Costa Rica: New HIV infections
Cambodia
1,233 infections
in 2024
Costa Rica
1,149 infections
in 2024
Cambodia rank
72nd
Costa Rica rank
75th
New HIV infections over time
- Cambodia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1,233 infections against 1,149 infections in Costa Rica, a difference of 84 infections.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cambodia ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 144 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,819 infections | 316.69 infections | 7,502 infections | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 4,978 infections | 718.67 infections | 4,259 infections | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1,791 infections | 1,044 infections | 747.63 infections | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 1,495 infections | 1,130 infections | 365.25 infections | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Cambodia or Costa Rica?
- Cambodia, at 1,233 infections against 1,149 infections in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cambodia and Costa Rica?
- 84 infections, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Costa Rica rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Cambodia ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 75th 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.