Congo vs Thailand: New HIV infections
Congo
10,501 infections
in 2024
Thailand
8,124 infections
in 2024
Congo rank
22nd
Thailand rank
24th
New HIV infections over time
- Congo
- Thailand
How they compare
Congo currently reports 10,501 infections against 8,124 infections in Thailand, a difference of 2,377 infections.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.
Congo ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 24th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,820 infections | 108,662 infections | 99,842 infections | Thailand |
| 2000s | 7,396 infections | 31,926 infections | 24,530 infections | Thailand |
| 2010s | 8,832 infections | 14,055 infections | 5,223 infections | Thailand |
| 2020s | 10,816 infections | 9,050 infections | 1,766 infections | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Congo or Thailand?
- Congo, at 10,501 infections against 8,124 infections in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Congo and Thailand?
- 2,377 infections, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Thailand rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Congo ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 24th 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.