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

38.51 infections, with Peru ahead.

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

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 Peru: Children newly infected with HIV

Botswana

85.66 infections

in 2024

Peru

124.17 infections

in 2024

Botswana rank

52nd

Peru rank

49th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Botswana
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 124.17 infections against 85.66 infections in Botswana, a difference of 38.51 infections.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 52nd and Peru ranks 49th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,677 infections	232.43 infections	3,445 infections	Botswana
2000s	2,847 infections	272.74 infections	2,574 infections	Botswana
2010s	659.59 infections	207.01 infections	452.58 infections	Botswana
2020s	111.34 infections	134.7 infections	23.36 infections	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Botswana or Peru?: Peru, at 124.17 infections against 85.66 infections in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Botswana and Peru?: 38.51 infections, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Peru?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Peru rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Botswana ranks 52nd and Peru ranks 49th 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.