What is the difference in new hiv infections between Iceland and Montenegro?

16.08 infections, with Montenegro ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Montenegro?

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.

Iceland vs Montenegro: New HIV infections

Iceland

17.91 infections

in 2024

Montenegro

33.99 infections

in 2024

Iceland rank

139th

Montenegro rank

136th

New HIV infections over time

Iceland
Montenegro

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 33.99 infections against 17.91 infections in Iceland, a difference of 16.08 infections.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.9 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Montenegro ahead.

Iceland ranks 139th and Montenegro ranks 136th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.8 infections	5.24 infections	3.56 infections	Iceland
2000s	11.44 infections	12.67 infections	1.24 infections	Montenegro
2010s	14.01 infections	26.09 infections	12.08 infections	Montenegro
2020s	17.25 infections	31.59 infections	14.35 infections	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Iceland or Montenegro?: Montenegro, at 33.99 infections against 17.91 infections in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Iceland and Montenegro?: 16.08 infections, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Montenegro?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Montenegro rank globally for new hiv infections?: Iceland ranks 139th and Montenegro ranks 136th 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.