What is the difference in new hiv infections between South Sudan and Thailand?

615 infections, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Thailand?

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.

South Sudan vs Thailand: New HIV infections

South Sudan

7,509 infections

in 2024

Thailand

8,124 infections

in 2024

South Sudan rank

27th

Thailand rank

24th

New HIV infections over time

South Sudan
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 8,124 infections against 7,509 infections in South Sudan, a difference of 615 infections.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

South Sudan ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,417 infections	108,662 infections	96,245 infections	Thailand
2000s	14,085 infections	31,926 infections	17,841 infections	Thailand
2010s	13,278 infections	14,055 infections	777.18 infections	Thailand
2020s	8,214 infections	9,050 infections	835.71 infections	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, South Sudan or Thailand?: Thailand, at 8,124 infections against 7,509 infections in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between South Sudan and Thailand?: 615 infections, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Thailand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do South Sudan and Thailand rank globally for new hiv infections?: South Sudan ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th 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.