What is the difference in new hiv infections between Bhutan and New Zealand?

18.69 infections, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?

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.

Bhutan vs New Zealand: New HIV infections

Bhutan

83.42 infections

in 2024

New Zealand

64.73 infections

in 2024

Bhutan rank

122nd

New Zealand rank

123rd

New HIV infections over time

Bhutan
New Zealand

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 83.42 infections against 64.73 infections in New Zealand, a difference of 18.69 infections.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bhutan ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.58 infections	81.05 infections	58.47 infections	New Zealand
2000s	38.9 infections	137.95 infections	99.05 infections	New Zealand
2010s	60.21 infections	132.05 infections	71.85 infections	New Zealand
2020s	78.63 infections	82.01 infections	3.37 infections	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Bhutan or New Zealand?: Bhutan, at 83.42 infections against 64.73 infections in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Bhutan and New Zealand?: 18.69 infections, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for new hiv infections?: Bhutan ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 123rd 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.