Which has higher new hiv infections, Guinea-Bissau or Iraq?

Guinea-Bissau, at 881.01 infections against 735.52 infections in Iraq as of 2024.

What is the difference in new hiv infections between Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?

145.49 infections, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Iraq: New HIV infections

Guinea-Bissau

881.01 infections

in 2024

Iraq

735.52 infections

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

81st

Iraq rank

83rd

New HIV infections over time

Guinea-Bissau
Iraq

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 881.01 infections against 735.52 infections in Iraq, a difference of 145.49 infections.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st and Iraq ranks 83rd of 144 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,569 infections	23.16 infections	2,546 infections	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	3,996 infections	70.14 infections	3,926 infections	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	1,970 infections	89.36 infections	1,881 infections	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	1,114 infections	468.78 infections	644.92 infections	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Guinea-Bissau or Iraq?: Guinea-Bissau, at 881.01 infections against 735.52 infections in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?: 145.49 infections, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Iraq rank globally for new hiv infections?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st and Iraq ranks 83rd 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.