What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Eswatini and Gabon?

92.82 infections, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gabon?

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.

Eswatini vs Gabon: Children newly infected with HIV

Eswatini

225.64 infections

in 2024

Gabon

318.46 infections

in 2024

Eswatini rank

42nd

Gabon rank

39th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Eswatini
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 318.46 infections against 225.64 infections in Eswatini, a difference of 92.82 infections.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.4 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.

Eswatini ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 39th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,849 infections	539.1 infections	1,309 infections	Eswatini
2000s	3,349 infections	861.9 infections	2,487 infections	Eswatini
2010s	862.18 infections	579.6 infections	282.57 infections	Eswatini
2020s	325.97 infections	361.12 infections	35.15 infections	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Eswatini or Gabon?: Gabon, at 318.46 infections against 225.64 infections in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Eswatini and Gabon?: 92.82 infections, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gabon?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Gabon rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Eswatini ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 39th 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.