Egypt vs Iceland: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Egypt
0.0963 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iceland
0.0847 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
100th
Iceland rank
103rd
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0847 infections per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.0116 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Egypt ranks 100th and Iceland ranks 103rd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0376 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0587 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0211 infections per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0409 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0708 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0299 infections per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0602 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0796 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0194 infections per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.087 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0837 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0032 infections per 1,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Egypt or Iceland?
- Egypt, at 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0847 infections per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Egypt and Iceland?
- 0.0116 infections per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Egypt ranks 100th and Iceland ranks 103rd 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.