Costa Rica vs Suriname: Children newly infected with HIV
Costa Rica
20.67 infections
in 2024
Suriname
17.13 infections
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Suriname rank
78th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.67 infections against 17.13 infections in Suriname, a difference of 3.54 infections.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Suriname ranks 78th of 86 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 infections | 28.56 infections | 16.57 infections | Suriname |
| 2000s | 17.12 infections | 34.6 infections | 17.49 infections | Suriname |
| 2010s | 18.1 infections | 19.02 infections | 0.9181 infections | Suriname |
| 2020s | 14.33 infections | 17.02 infections | 2.69 infections | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Costa Rica or Suriname?
- Costa Rica, at 20.67 infections against 17.13 infections in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 3.54 infections, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Suriname ranks 78th 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.