What is the difference in number of new hiv infections between Botswana and Central African Republic?

200 Cases, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Central African Republic?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Central African Republic: Number of new HIV infections

Botswana

4,200 Cases

in 2024

Central African Republic

4,000 Cases

in 2024

Botswana rank

37th

Central African Republic rank

39th

Number of new HIV infections over time

Botswana
Central African Republic

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4,200 Cases against 4,000 Cases in Central African Republic, a difference of 200 Cases.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 37th and Central African Republic ranks 39th of 142 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18,900 Cases	13,300 Cases	5,600 Cases	Botswana
2010s	10,970 Cases	7,840 Cases	3,130 Cases	Botswana
2020s	5,080 Cases	4,620 Cases	460 Cases	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new hiv infections, Botswana or Central African Republic?: Botswana, at 4,200 Cases against 4,000 Cases in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of new hiv infections between Botswana and Central African Republic?: 200 Cases, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Central African Republic?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Central African Republic rank globally for number of new hiv infections?: Botswana ranks 37th and Central African Republic ranks 39th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of new HIV infections
Unit: Cases
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 142 places, 3,513 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated annual number of new HIV infections each year.