What is the difference in new hiv infections between Costa Rica and Paraguay?

67 infections, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?

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.

Costa Rica vs Paraguay: New HIV infections

Costa Rica

1,149 infections

in 2024

Paraguay

1,216 infections

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

75th

Paraguay rank

73rd

New HIV infections over time

Costa Rica
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 1,216 infections against 1,149 infections in Costa Rica, a difference of 67 infections.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 75th and Paraguay ranks 73rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	316.69 infections	390.15 infections	73.47 infections	Paraguay
2000s	718.67 infections	1,006 infections	287.31 infections	Paraguay
2010s	1,044 infections	1,281 infections	237.38 infections	Paraguay
2020s	1,130 infections	1,254 infections	124.28 infections	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Costa Rica or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 1,216 infections against 1,149 infections in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 67 infections, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for new hiv infections?: Costa Rica ranks 75th and Paraguay ranks 73rd 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.