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

79.66 infections, with Netherlands ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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 Netherlands: New HIV infections

Bulgaria

232.23 infections

in 2024

Netherlands

311.89 infections

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

105th

Netherlands rank

103rd

New HIV infections over time

Bulgaria
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 311.89 infections against 232.23 infections in Bulgaria, a difference of 79.66 infections.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 105th and Netherlands ranks 103rd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	164 infections	629.87 infections	465.86 infections	Netherlands
2000s	136.33 infections	962.98 infections	826.65 infections	Netherlands
2010s	194.08 infections	572.63 infections	378.55 infections	Netherlands
2020s	221.95 infections	288.73 infections	66.78 infections	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Bulgaria or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 311.89 infections against 232.23 infections in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Bulgaria and Netherlands?: 79.66 infections, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for new hiv infections?: Bulgaria ranks 105th and Netherlands ranks 103rd 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.