What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ecuador and Guatemala?

32.98 infections, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?

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.

Ecuador vs Guatemala: Children newly infected with HIV

Ecuador

75.04 infections

in 2024

Guatemala

108.02 infections

in 2024

Ecuador rank

53rd

Guatemala rank

50th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Ecuador
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 108.02 infections against 75.04 infections in Ecuador, a difference of 32.98 infections.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.

Ecuador ranks 53rd and Guatemala ranks 50th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1990s	160.73 infections	461.61 infections	300.89 infections	Guatemala
2000s	231.31 infections	330.63 infections	99.32 infections	Guatemala
2010s	187.66 infections	133.75 infections	53.91 infections	Ecuador
2020s	97.25 infections	79.35 infections	17.9 infections	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Ecuador or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 108.02 infections against 75.04 infections in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ecuador and Guatemala?: 32.98 infections, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Ecuador ranks 53rd and Guatemala ranks 50th 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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About this data

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.