Cape Verde vs Portugal: Children newly infected with HIV
Cape Verde
8.29 infections
in 2024
Portugal
5.15 infections
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
80th
Portugal rank
83rd
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Cape Verde
- Portugal
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 8.29 infections against 5.15 infections in Portugal, a difference of 3.14 infections.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.6 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.55 infections | 31.57 infections | 3.97 infections | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 28.48 infections | 18.87 infections | 9.62 infections | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7.71 infections | 12.11 infections | 4.4 infections | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.99 infections | 6.05 infections | 0.9443 infections | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cape Verde or Portugal?
- Cape Verde, at 8.29 infections against 5.15 infections in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 3.14 infections, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Portugal rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Cape Verde ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 83rd 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.