Which has higher new hiv infections, Central African Republic or France?

Central African Republic, at 3,950 infections against 3,691 infections in France as of 2024.

What is the difference in new hiv infections between Central African Republic and France?

259 infections, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and France?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Central African Republic vs France: New HIV infections

Central African Republic

3,950 infections

in 2024

France

3,691 infections

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

43rd

France rank

44th

New HIV infections over time

Central African Republic
France

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 3,950 infections against 3,691 infections in France, a difference of 259 infections.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 43rd and France ranks 44th of 144 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18,923 infections	6,206 infections	12,717 infections	Central African Republic
2000s	13,272 infections	5,448 infections	7,824 infections	Central African Republic
2010s	7,865 infections	4,289 infections	3,576 infections	Central African Republic
2020s	4,784 infections	3,441 infections	1,343 infections	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Central African Republic or France?: Central African Republic, at 3,950 infections against 3,691 infections in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Central African Republic and France?: 259 infections, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and France?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and France rank globally for new hiv infections?: Central African Republic ranks 43rd and France ranks 44th 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.