What is the difference in new hiv infections between Ireland and Mauritania?

11.85 infections, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mauritania?

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.

Ireland vs Mauritania: New HIV infections

Ireland

172.48 infections

in 2024

Mauritania

184.33 infections

in 2024

Ireland rank

112th

Mauritania rank

109th

New HIV infections over time

Ireland
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 184.33 infections against 172.48 infections in Ireland, a difference of 11.85 infections.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 109th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	167.22 infections	1,068 infections	901.16 infections	Mauritania
2000s	240.51 infections	955.57 infections	715.06 infections	Mauritania
2010s	277.91 infections	223.68 infections	54.23 infections	Ireland
2020s	190.34 infections	188.3 infections	2.04 infections	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Ireland or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 184.33 infections against 172.48 infections in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Ireland and Mauritania?: 11.85 infections, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mauritania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Mauritania rank globally for new hiv infections?: Ireland ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 109th 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.