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

15.87 infections, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

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 Saint Lucia: New HIV infections

Iceland

17.91 infections

in 2024

Saint Lucia

33.78 infections

in 2024

Iceland rank

139th

Saint Lucia rank

137th

New HIV infections over time

Iceland
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 33.78 infections against 17.91 infections in Iceland, a difference of 15.87 infections.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.9 times Iceland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 139th and Saint Lucia ranks 137th of 144 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.8 infections	19.55 infections	10.75 infections	Saint Lucia
2000s	11.44 infections	27.88 infections	16.45 infections	Saint Lucia
2010s	14.01 infections	32.95 infections	18.94 infections	Saint Lucia
2020s	17.25 infections	33.92 infections	16.67 infections	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Iceland or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 33.78 infections against 17.91 infections in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Iceland and Saint Lucia?: 15.87 infections, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saint Lucia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Saint Lucia rank globally for new hiv infections?: Iceland ranks 139th and Saint Lucia ranks 137th 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.