What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Barbados and Jamaica?

0.017 infections per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?

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 New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Jamaica: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people

Barbados

0.5495 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Jamaica

0.5665 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Barbados rank

36th

Jamaica rank

35th

New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time

Barbados
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5495 infections per 1,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.017 infections per 1,000 people.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 144 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.16 infections per 1,000 people	2.28 infections per 1,000 people	1.13 infections per 1,000 people	Jamaica
2000s	0.8762 infections per 1,000 people	1.39 infections per 1,000 people	0.5144 infections per 1,000 people	Jamaica
2010s	0.6009 infections per 1,000 people	0.7178 infections per 1,000 people	0.1169 infections per 1,000 people	Jamaica
2020s	0.5456 infections per 1,000 people	0.6101 infections per 1,000 people	0.0645 infections per 1,000 people	Jamaica

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 Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.5665 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 Jamaica?: 0.017 infections per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?: Barbados ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 35th 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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Indicator: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Unit: infections per 1,000 people
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: 144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.