What is the difference in new hiv infections between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia?

179 infections, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Saudi Arabia: New HIV infections

Lao People's Democratic Republic

1,250 infections

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

1,429 infections

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

70th

Saudi Arabia rank

67th

New HIV infections over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,429 infections against 1,250 infections in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 179 infections.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	194.82 infections	695.8 infections	500.98 infections	Saudi Arabia
2000s	904.14 infections	195.9 infections	708.24 infections	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	1,197 infections	285.3 infections	911.29 infections	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	1,275 infections	1,087 infections	187.23 infections	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 1,429 infections against 1,250 infections in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia?: 179 infections, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia rank globally for new hiv infections?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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.