Bolivia vs El Salvador: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Bolivia
0.2677 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
El Salvador
0.2565 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bolivia rank
63rd
El Salvador rank
65th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Bolivia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 0.2677 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2565 infections per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0112 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bolivia ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 65th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4271 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5778 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1507 infections per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3791 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5486 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1695 infections per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.323 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1872 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1358 infections per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 0.2808 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2375 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0434 infections per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Bolivia or El Salvador?
- Bolivia, at 0.2677 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2565 infections per 1,000 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Bolivia and El Salvador?
- 0.0112 infections per 1,000 people, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and El Salvador rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Bolivia ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 65th 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.