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

43.15 infections, with Algeria ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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 Somalia: Children newly infected with HIV

Algeria

129.93 infections

in 2024

Somalia

86.78 infections

in 2022

Algeria rank

48th

Somalia rank

51st

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Algeria
Somalia

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 129.93 infections against 86.78 infections in Somalia, a difference of 43.15 infections.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Algeria ranks 48th and Somalia ranks 51st of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.14 infections	400.16 infections	388.02 infections	Somalia
2000s	43.94 infections	342.27 infections	298.33 infections	Somalia
2010s	91.86 infections	191.09 infections	99.22 infections	Somalia
2020s	136.07 infections	114.99 infections	21.08 infections	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Algeria or Somalia?: Algeria, at 129.93 infections against 86.78 infections in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Algeria and Somalia?: 43.15 infections, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Somalia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Somalia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Algeria ranks 48th and Somalia ranks 51st 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.