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

16.15 infections, with Peru ahead.

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

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.

Guatemala vs Peru: Children newly infected with HIV

Guatemala

108.02 infections

in 2024

Peru

124.17 infections

in 2024

Guatemala rank

50th

Peru rank

49th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Guatemala
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 124.17 infections against 108.02 infections in Guatemala, a difference of 16.15 infections.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

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

Guatemala ranks 50th and Peru ranks 49th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	461.61 infections	232.43 infections	229.18 infections	Guatemala
2000s	330.63 infections	272.74 infections	57.89 infections	Guatemala
2010s	133.75 infections	207.01 infections	73.26 infections	Peru
2020s	79.35 infections	134.7 infections	55.34 infections	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Guatemala or Peru?: Peru, at 124.17 infections against 108.02 infections in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Guatemala and Peru?: 16.15 infections, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Guatemala ranks 50th and Peru ranks 49th 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.