What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Algeria and Gambia?

39.56 infections, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Gambia?

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 Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Gambia: Children newly infected with HIV

Algeria

129.93 infections

in 2024

Gambia

169.49 infections

in 2024

Algeria rank

48th

Gambia rank

46th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Algeria
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 169.49 infections against 129.93 infections in Algeria, a difference of 39.56 infections.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 48th and Gambia ranks 46th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.14 infections	186.76 infections	174.62 infections	Gambia
2000s	43.94 infections	455.36 infections	411.43 infections	Gambia
2010s	91.86 infections	285.17 infections	193.31 infections	Gambia
2020s	136.31 infections	200.94 infections	64.63 infections	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Algeria or Gambia?: Gambia, at 169.49 infections against 129.93 infections in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Algeria and Gambia?: 39.56 infections, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Gambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Gambia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Algeria ranks 48th and Gambia ranks 46th of 86 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 Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children newly infected with HIV
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: 86 places, 3,006 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.