Which has higher new hiv infections, Malta or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 52.2 infections against 49.35 infections in Malta as of 2024.

What is the difference in new hiv infections between Malta and Syrian Arab Republic?

2.85 infections, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Malta vs Syrian Arab Republic: New HIV infections

Malta

49.35 infections

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

52.2 infections

in 2024

Malta rank

131st

Syrian Arab Republic rank

129th

New HIV infections over time

Malta
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 52.2 infections against 49.35 infections in Malta, a difference of 2.85 infections.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

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

Malta ranks 131st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 129th of 144 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.07 infections	20.36 infections	11.29 infections	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	27.66 infections	48.34 infections	20.68 infections	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	37.74 infections	55.7 infections	17.97 infections	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	48.65 infections	48.97 infections	0.3177 infections	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Malta or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 52.2 infections against 49.35 infections in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Malta and Syrian Arab Republic?: 2.85 infections, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Syrian Arab Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malta and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for new hiv infections?: Malta ranks 131st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 129th 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.