Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cape Verde or Romania?

Cape Verde, at 8.29 infections against 7.09 infections in Romania as of 2024.

What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cape Verde and Romania?

1.2 infections, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Romania?

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.

Cape Verde vs Romania: Children newly infected with HIV

Cape Verde

8.29 infections

in 2024

Romania

7.09 infections

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

80th

Romania rank

82nd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Cape Verde
Romania

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 8.29 infections against 7.09 infections in Romania, a difference of 1.2 infections.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 80th and Romania ranks 82nd of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.55 infections	901.53 infections	865.98 infections	Romania
2000s	28.48 infections	86.94 infections	58.46 infections	Romania
2010s	7.71 infections	20.19 infections	12.48 infections	Romania
2020s	6.99 infections	9.33 infections	2.34 infections	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cape Verde or Romania?: Cape Verde, at 8.29 infections against 7.09 infections in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cape Verde and Romania?: 1.2 infections, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Romania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Romania rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Cape Verde ranks 80th and Romania ranks 82nd 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.