What is the difference in new hiv infections between Bahamas and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.5 infections, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Syrian Arab Republic?

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 HIV infections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Syrian Arab Republic: New HIV infections

Bahamas

52.7 infections

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

52.2 infections

in 2024

Bahamas rank

128th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

129th

New HIV infections over time

Bahamas
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 52.7 infections against 52.2 infections in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.5 infections.

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

Bahamas ranks 128th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 129th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	448.6 infections	20.36 infections	428.24 infections	Bahamas
2000s	239.78 infections	48.34 infections	191.44 infections	Bahamas
2010s	118.14 infections	55.7 infections	62.43 infections	Bahamas
2020s	64.38 infections	48.97 infections	15.41 infections	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Bahamas or Syrian Arab Republic?: Bahamas, at 52.7 infections against 52.2 infections in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Bahamas and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.5 infections, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Syrian Arab Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for new hiv infections?: Bahamas ranks 128th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 129th 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 HIV infections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: New HIV infections
Unit: infections
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 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.