Ghana vs Madagascar: New HIV infections
Ghana
15,290 infections
in 2024
Madagascar
16,183 infections
in 2024
Ghana rank
15th
Madagascar rank
14th
New HIV infections over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 16,183 infections against 15,290 infections in Ghana, a difference of 893 infections.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 144 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,660 infections | 385.72 infections | 33,274 infections | Ghana |
| 2000s | 26,155 infections | 2,544 infections | 23,611 infections | Ghana |
| 2010s | 20,648 infections | 5,343 infections | 15,305 infections | Ghana |
| 2020s | 17,220 infections | 11,170 infections | 6,051 infections | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Ghana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 16,183 infections against 15,290 infections in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 893 infections, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Ghana ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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.