What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Namibia and Niger?

25.01 infections, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Niger?

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.

Namibia vs Niger: Children newly infected with HIV

Namibia

431.89 infections

in 2024

Niger

406.88 infections

in 2024

Namibia rank

31st

Niger rank

33rd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Namibia
Niger

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 431.89 infections against 406.88 infections in Niger, a difference of 25.01 infections.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

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

Namibia ranks 31st and Niger ranks 33rd of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,445 infections	1,284 infections	1,161 infections	Namibia
2000s	3,386 infections	1,365 infections	2,021 infections	Namibia
2010s	1,208 infections	488.49 infections	719.77 infections	Namibia
2020s	517.63 infections	521.43 infections	3.8 infections	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Namibia or Niger?: Namibia, at 431.89 infections against 406.88 infections in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Namibia and Niger?: 25.01 infections, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Niger?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Niger rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Namibia ranks 31st and Niger ranks 33rd 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.