El Salvador vs Gambia: New HIV infections
El Salvador
937.11 infections
in 2024
Gambia
1,124 infections
in 2024
El Salvador rank
79th
Gambia rank
77th
New HIV infections over time
- El Salvador
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1,124 infections against 937.11 infections in El Salvador, a difference of 186.89 infections.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 77th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,771 infections | 1,353 infections | 418.29 infections | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1,765 infections | 2,473 infections | 707.89 infections | Gambia |
| 2010s | 658.7 infections | 1,961 infections | 1,302 infections | Gambia |
| 2020s | 854.55 infections | 1,322 infections | 467.86 infections | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, El Salvador or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1,124 infections against 937.11 infections in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between El Salvador and Gambia?
- 186.89 infections, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for new hiv infections?
- El Salvador ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 77th 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.