What is the difference in new hiv infections between Bulgaria and Cape Verde?

17.85 infections, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cape Verde?

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.

Bulgaria vs Cape Verde: New HIV infections

Bulgaria

232.23 infections

in 2024

Cape Verde

214.38 infections

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

105th

Cape Verde rank

106th

New HIV infections over time

Bulgaria
Cape Verde

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 232.23 infections against 214.38 infections in Cape Verde, a difference of 17.85 infections.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 105th and Cape Verde ranks 106th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1990s	164 infections	190.68 infections	26.68 infections	Cape Verde
2000s	136.33 infections	203.89 infections	67.57 infections	Cape Verde
2010s	194.08 infections	211.02 infections	16.95 infections	Cape Verde
2020s	224.01 infections	208.11 infections	15.9 infections	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Bulgaria or Cape Verde?: Bulgaria, at 232.23 infections against 214.38 infections in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Bulgaria and Cape Verde?: 17.85 infections, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cape Verde?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Cape Verde rank globally for new hiv infections?: Bulgaria ranks 105th and Cape Verde ranks 106th 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.