El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau: New HIV infections
El Salvador
937.11 infections
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
881.01 infections
in 2024
El Salvador rank
79th
Guinea-Bissau rank
81st
New HIV infections over time
- El Salvador
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 937.11 infections against 881.01 infections in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 56.1 infections.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 79th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st of 144 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,771 infections | 2,569 infections | 798.11 infections | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1,765 infections | 3,996 infections | 2,231 infections | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 658.7 infections | 1,970 infections | 1,311 infections | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 854.55 infections | 1,114 infections | 259.15 infections | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, El Salvador or Guinea-Bissau?
- El Salvador, at 937.11 infections against 881.01 infections in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 56.1 infections, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for new hiv infections?
- El Salvador ranks 79th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st 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.