Lesotho vs Spain: New HIV infections
Lesotho
3,174 infections
in 2024
Spain
3,224 infections
in 2024
Lesotho rank
46th
Spain rank
45th
New HIV infections over time
- Lesotho
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3,224 infections against 3,174 infections in Lesotho, a difference of 50 infections.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Lesotho ranks 46th and Spain ranks 45th of 144 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,138 infections | 8,240 infections | 17,898 infections | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 25,165 infections | 3,426 infections | 21,739 infections | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 13,332 infections | 3,376 infections | 9,956 infections | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4,308 infections | 3,264 infections | 1,044 infections | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Lesotho or Spain?
- Spain, at 3,224 infections against 3,174 infections in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Lesotho and Spain?
- 50 infections, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Spain rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Lesotho ranks 46th 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.