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

10.62 infections, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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.

Mauritania vs Palestine: New HIV infections

Mauritania

184.33 infections

in 2024

Palestine

173.71 infections

in 2024

Mauritania rank

109th

Palestine rank

111th

New HIV infections over time

Mauritania
Palestine

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 184.33 infections against 173.71 infections in Palestine, a difference of 10.62 infections.

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

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

Mauritania ranks 109th and Palestine ranks 111th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,068 infections	55.83 infections	1,013 infections	Mauritania
2000s	955.57 infections	281.21 infections	674.36 infections	Mauritania
2010s	223.68 infections	271.19 infections	47.51 infections	Palestine
2020s	188.3 infections	181.82 infections	6.48 infections	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Mauritania or Palestine?: Mauritania, at 184.33 infections against 173.71 infections in Palestine as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Mauritania and Palestine?: 10.62 infections, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Palestine?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Palestine rank globally for new hiv infections?: Mauritania ranks 109th and Palestine ranks 111th 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.