Barbados vs Panama: New HIV infections
Barbados
0.31
in 2025
Panama
0.34
in 2025
Barbados rank
35th
Panama rank
33rd
New HIV infections over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.34 against 0.31 in Barbados, a difference of 0.03.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Barbados ranks 35th and Panama ranks 33rd of 140 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.646 | 0.416 | 0.23 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.535 | 0.384 | 0.151 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.295 | 0.356 | 0.061 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.2883 | 0.3417 | 0.0533 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Barbados or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.34 against 0.31 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Barbados and Panama?
- 0.03, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Barbados ranks 35th and Panama ranks 33rd of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.