What is the difference in new hiv infections between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?

1,196 infections, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?

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.

Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: New HIV infections

Madagascar

16,183 infections

in 2024

Zimbabwe

14,987 infections

in 2024

Madagascar rank

14th

Zimbabwe rank

16th

New HIV infections over time

Madagascar
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 16,183 infections against 14,987 infections in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1,196 infections.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Madagascar ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	385.72 infections	215,677 infections	215,291 infections	Zimbabwe
2000s	2,544 infections	101,285 infections	98,741 infections	Zimbabwe
2010s	5,343 infections	44,864 infections	39,521 infections	Zimbabwe
2020s	11,170 infections	17,350 infections	6,180 infections	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?: Madagascar, at 16,183 infections against 14,987 infections in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?: 1,196 infections, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for new hiv infections?: Madagascar ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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.