Bulgaria vs Somalia: New HIV infections
Bulgaria
232.23 infections
in 2024
Somalia
312.54 infections
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
105th
Somalia rank
102nd
New HIV infections over time
- Bulgaria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 312.54 infections against 232.23 infections in Bulgaria, a difference of 80.31 infections.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 105th and Somalia ranks 102nd of 144 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164 infections | 1,635 infections | 1,471 infections | Somalia |
| 2000s | 136.33 infections | 1,043 infections | 906.99 infections | Somalia |
| 2010s | 194.08 infections | 518.45 infections | 324.37 infections | Somalia |
| 2020s | 219.68 infections | 348.61 infections | 128.94 infections | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Bulgaria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 312.54 infections against 232.23 infections in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Bulgaria and Somalia?
- 80.31 infections, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Somalia rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Bulgaria ranks 105th and Somalia ranks 102nd 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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About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.