Bangladesh vs Maldives: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Bangladesh
0.0114 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Maldives
0.0201 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
142nd
Maldives rank
139th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Bangladesh
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0114 infections per 1,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0087 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Maldives ranks 139th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0094 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0083 infections per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0089 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0079 infections per 1,000 people | 0.001 infections per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0123 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0103 infections per 1,000 people | 0.002 infections per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.0116 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0171 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0055 infections per 1,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Bangladesh or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.0201 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0114 infections per 1,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 0.0087 infections per 1,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Maldives ranks 139th 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 New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. 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.