Barbados vs Guinea-Bissau: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Barbados
0.5495 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
0.5679 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Barbados rank
36th
Guinea-Bissau rank
34th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Barbados
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.5679 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5495 infections per 1,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.0184 infections per 1,000 people.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 36th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th of 144 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 infections per 1,000 people | 4.11 infections per 1,000 people | 2.95 infections per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.8762 infections per 1,000 people | 4.8 infections per 1,000 people | 3.92 infections per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.6009 infections per 1,000 people | 1.81 infections per 1,000 people | 1.21 infections per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.5456 infections per 1,000 people | 0.7568 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2112 infections per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Barbados or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.5679 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5495 infections per 1,000 people in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Barbados and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0184 infections per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Barbados ranks 36th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th 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.