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

5.12 infections, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark 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.

Denmark vs New Zealand: New HIV infections

Denmark

59.61 infections

in 2024

New Zealand

64.73 infections

in 2024

Denmark rank

125th

New Zealand rank

123rd

New HIV infections over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 64.73 infections against 59.61 infections in Denmark, a difference of 5.12 infections.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

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

Denmark ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	300.4 infections	81.05 infections	219.35 infections	Denmark
2000s	210.65 infections	137.95 infections	72.7 infections	Denmark
2010s	130.48 infections	132.05 infections	1.57 infections	New Zealand
2020s	73.27 infections	82.01 infections	8.74 infections	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 64.73 infections against 59.61 infections in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Denmark and New Zealand?: 5.12 infections, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for new hiv infections?: Denmark ranks 125th 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.