Which has higher new hiv infections, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1,250 infections against 1,233 infections in Cambodia as of 2024.

What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

17 infections, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

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.

Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: New HIV infections

Cambodia

1,233 infections

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

1,250 infections

in 2024

Cambodia rank

72nd

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

70th

New HIV infections over time

Cambodia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 1,250 infections against 1,233 infections in Cambodia, a difference of 17 infections.

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

Cambodia ranks 72nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 70th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,819 infections	194.82 infections	7,624 infections	Cambodia
2000s	4,978 infections	904.14 infections	4,074 infections	Cambodia
2010s	1,791 infections	1,197 infections	594.74 infections	Cambodia
2020s	1,495 infections	1,275 infections	220.26 infections	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1,250 infections against 1,233 infections in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 17 infections, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for new hiv infections?: Cambodia ranks 72nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 70th 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.