What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Botswana and Ecuador?

10.62 infections, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ecuador?

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.

Botswana vs Ecuador: Children newly infected with HIV

Botswana

85.66 infections

in 2024

Ecuador

75.04 infections

in 2024

Botswana rank

52nd

Ecuador rank

53rd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Botswana
Ecuador

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 85.66 infections against 75.04 infections in Ecuador, a difference of 10.62 infections.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

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

Botswana ranks 52nd and Ecuador ranks 53rd of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,677 infections	160.73 infections	3,517 infections	Botswana
2000s	2,847 infections	231.31 infections	2,616 infections	Botswana
2010s	659.59 infections	187.66 infections	471.94 infections	Botswana
2020s	111.34 infections	97.25 infections	14.09 infections	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Botswana or Ecuador?: Botswana, at 85.66 infections against 75.04 infections in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Botswana and Ecuador?: 10.62 infections, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ecuador?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Ecuador rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Botswana ranks 52nd and Ecuador ranks 53rd 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.