Brazil vs Colombia: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Brazil
0.4674 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Colombia
0.4166 infections per 1,000 people
in 2023
Brazil rank
43rd
Colombia rank
44th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.4674 infections per 1,000 people against 0.4166 infections per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.0508 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 44th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3981 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5312 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1331 infections per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.3038 infections per 1,000 people | 0.492 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1882 infections per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.564 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4177 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1463 infections per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5394 infections per 1,000 people | 0.415 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1244 infections per 1,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 0.4674 infections per 1,000 people against 0.4166 infections per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.0508 infections per 1,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Brazil ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 44th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.