Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Papua New Guinea
1.38 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Suriname
1.1 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Suriname rank
15th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Suriname
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.38 infections per 1,000 people against 1.1 infections per 1,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.28 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 15th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.784 infections per 1,000 people | 1.24 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4583 infections per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.05 infections per 1,000 people | 1.49 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4431 infections per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.9956 infections per 1,000 people | 1.12 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1202 infections per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.3 infections per 1,000 people | 1.14 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1588 infections per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.38 infections per 1,000 people against 1.1 infections per 1,000 people in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 0.28 infections per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 15th 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.