El Salvador vs Laos: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
El Salvador
0.2565 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Laos
0.2722 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
65th
Laos rank
62nd
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.2722 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2565 infections per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0157 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 65th and Laos ranks 62nd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5778 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0743 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5035 infections per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.5486 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2816 infections per 1,000 people | 0.267 infections per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1872 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2945 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1073 infections per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.2375 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2823 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0448 infections per 1,000 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, El Salvador or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.2722 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 El Salvador and Laos?
- 0.0157 infections per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 65th and Laos ranks 62nd 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.