Guinea vs Viet Nam: New HIV infections
Guinea
4,723 infections
in 2024
Viet Nam
6,087 infections
in 2024
Guinea rank
34th
Viet Nam rank
31st
New HIV infections over time
- Guinea
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 6,087 infections against 4,723 infections in Guinea, a difference of 1,364 infections.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 34th and Viet Nam ranks 31st of 144 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,684 infections | 9,938 infections | 2,254 infections | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 10,613 infections | 17,002 infections | 6,389 infections | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 8,864 infections | 11,991 infections | 3,127 infections | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 5,929 infections | 7,550 infections | 1,621 infections | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Guinea or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 6,087 infections against 4,723 infections in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Guinea and Viet Nam?
- 1,364 infections, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Viet Nam rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Guinea ranks 34th and Viet Nam ranks 31st 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.