Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 27.33 infections against 20.67 infections in Costa Rica as of 2024.

What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?

6.66 infections, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?

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.

Costa Rica vs Republic of Moldova: Children newly infected with HIV

Costa Rica

20.67 infections

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

27.33 infections

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

76th

Republic of Moldova rank

73rd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Costa Rica
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 27.33 infections against 20.67 infections in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.66 infections.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 76th and Republic of Moldova ranks 73rd of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12 infections	22.26 infections	10.26 infections	Republic of Moldova
2000s	17.12 infections	69.03 infections	51.92 infections	Republic of Moldova
2010s	18.1 infections	50.54 infections	32.44 infections	Republic of Moldova
2020s	14.33 infections	30.95 infections	16.62 infections	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Costa Rica or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 27.33 infections against 20.67 infections in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 6.66 infections, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Costa Rica ranks 76th and Republic of Moldova ranks 73rd 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.