Italy vs Spain: New HIV infections
Italy
3,967 infections
in 2024
Spain
3,224 infections
in 2024
Italy rank
42nd
Spain rank
45th
New HIV infections over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3,967 infections against 3,224 infections in Spain, a difference of 743 infections.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 45th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,593 infections | 8,240 infections | 3,647 infections | Spain |
| 2000s | 4,453 infections | 3,426 infections | 1,026 infections | Italy |
| 2010s | 4,358 infections | 3,376 infections | 982.56 infections | Italy |
| 2020s | 4,045 infections | 3,264 infections | 781.67 infections | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 3,967 infections against 3,224 infections in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Italy and Spain?
- 743 infections, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Italy ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 45th 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.