Panama vs Yemen: New HIV infections
Panama
1,487 infections
in 2024
Yemen
1,556 infections
in 2024
Panama rank
64th
Yemen rank
63rd
New HIV infections over time
- Panama
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1,556 infections against 1,487 infections in Panama, a difference of 69 infections.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 64th and Yemen ranks 63rd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,173 infections | 153.18 infections | 1,020 infections | Panama |
| 2000s | 1,205 infections | 684.81 infections | 520.61 infections | Panama |
| 2010s | 1,344 infections | 969.01 infections | 375.34 infections | Panama |
| 2020s | 1,459 infections | 1,462 infections | 3.45 infections | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Panama or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1,556 infections against 1,487 infections in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Panama and Yemen?
- 69 infections, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Yemen rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Panama ranks 64th and Yemen ranks 63rd 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.