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

Central African Republic, at 3,950 infections against 3,174 infections in Lesotho as of 2024.

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

776 infections, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic 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.

Central African Republic vs Lesotho: New HIV infections

Central African Republic

3,950 infections

in 2024

Lesotho

3,174 infections

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

43rd

Lesotho rank

46th

New HIV infections over time

Central African Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 3,950 infections against 3,174 infections in Lesotho, a difference of 776 infections.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 46th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18,923 infections	26,138 infections	7,215 infections	Lesotho
2000s	13,272 infections	25,165 infections	11,893 infections	Lesotho
2010s	7,865 infections	13,332 infections	5,467 infections	Lesotho
2020s	4,617 infections	4,308 infections	309.78 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 Lesotho?: Central African Republic, at 3,950 infections against 3,174 infections in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 776 infections, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for new hiv infections?: Central African Republic ranks 43rd 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.