What is the difference in new hiv infections between Congo and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

2,392 infections, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

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 vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: New HIV infections

Congo

10,501 infections

in 2024

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

8,109 infections

in 2024

Congo rank

22nd

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

25th

New HIV infections over time

Congo
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Congo currently reports 10,501 infections against 8,109 infections in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 2,392 infections.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

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

Congo ranks 22nd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 25th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8,820 infections	4,026 infections	4,794 infections	Congo
2000s	7,396 infections	8,632 infections	1,236 infections	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	8,832 infections	4,344 infections	4,487 infections	Congo
2020s	10,816 infections	6,974 infections	3,842 infections	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Congo or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Congo, at 10,501 infections against 8,109 infections in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Congo and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 2,392 infections, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for new hiv infections?: Congo ranks 22nd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 25th 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.