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

0.0078 infections per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malta?

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.

Latvia vs Malta: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people

Latvia

0.1864 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Malta

0.1786 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Latvia rank

75th

Malta rank

77th

New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time

Latvia
Malta

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.1864 infections per 1,000 people against 0.1786 infections per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.0078 infections per 1,000 people.

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

Latvia ranks 75th and Malta ranks 77th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2441 infections per 1,000 people	0.0428 infections per 1,000 people	0.2013 infections per 1,000 people	Latvia
2000s	0.4831 infections per 1,000 people	0.1302 infections per 1,000 people	0.3529 infections per 1,000 people	Latvia
2010s	0.4281 infections per 1,000 people	0.1687 infections per 1,000 people	0.2595 infections per 1,000 people	Latvia
2020s	0.2357 infections per 1,000 people	0.178 infections per 1,000 people	0.0578 infections per 1,000 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Latvia or Malta?: Latvia, at 0.1864 infections per 1,000 people against 0.1786 infections per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Latvia and Malta?: 0.0078 infections per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malta?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Malta rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?: Latvia ranks 75th and Malta ranks 77th 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: 28 August 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.