Barbados vs Panama: Share of the population living with HIV
Barbados
1.0%
in 2024
Panama
1.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
38th
Panama rank
35th
Share of the population living with HIV over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Barbados ranks 38th and Panama ranks 35th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living with hiv, Barbados or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population living with hiv between Barbados and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for share of the population living with hiv?
- Barbados ranks 38th and Panama ranks 35th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.