What is the difference in new hiv infections between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?

4,252 infections, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Zambia: New HIV infections

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

26,148 infections

in 2024

Zambia

30,400 infections

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

9th

Zambia rank

8th

New HIV infections over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 30,400 infections against 26,148 infections in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 4,252 infections.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	78,938 infections	87,564 infections	8,627 infections	Zambia
2000s	54,693 infections	68,690 infections	13,997 infections	Zambia
2010s	37,089 infections	69,123 infections	32,033 infections	Zambia
2020s	28,988 infections	38,265 infections	9,277 infections	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Zambia?: Zambia, at 30,400 infections against 26,148 infections in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 4,252 infections, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia rank globally for new hiv infections?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.