Botswana vs Somalia: Children newly infected with HIV
Botswana
85.66 infections
in 2024
Somalia
86.78 infections
in 2022
Botswana rank
52nd
Somalia rank
51st
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Botswana
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 86.78 infections against 85.66 infections in Botswana, a difference of 1.12 infections.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 51st of 86 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,677 infections | 400.16 infections | 3,277 infections | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2,847 infections | 342.27 infections | 2,505 infections | Botswana |
| 2010s | 659.59 infections | 191.09 infections | 468.51 infections | Botswana |
| 2020s | 124.79 infections | 114.99 infections | 9.8 infections | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Botswana or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 86.78 infections against 85.66 infections in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Botswana and Somalia?
- 1.12 infections, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Botswana ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 51st of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.