Colombia vs Costa Rica: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Colombia
0.4166 infections per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.4136 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
44th
Costa Rica rank
46th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.4166 infections per 1,000 people against 0.4136 infections per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.003 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 144 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5312 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1599 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3713 infections per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.492 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2948 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1972 infections per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.4177 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3906 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0271 infections per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.415 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4108 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0042 infections per 1,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 0.4166 infections per 1,000 people against 0.4136 infections per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.003 infections per 1,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Colombia ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 144 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 HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age. 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 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.