What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Nicaragua and Portugal?

11 patients, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?

16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Portugal: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV

Nicaragua

97 patients

in 2021

Portugal

86 patients

in 2021

Nicaragua rank

87th

Portugal rank

89th

Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time

Nicaragua
Portugal

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 97 patients against 86 patients in Portugal, a difference of 11 patients.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 89th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.5 patients	501 patients	489.5 patients	Portugal
2010s	94.62 patients	211.5 patients	116.88 patients	Portugal
2020s	101.5 patients	90.5 patients	11 patients	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, Nicaragua or Portugal?: Nicaragua, at 97 patients against 86 patients in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Nicaragua and Portugal?: 11 patients, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?: Nicaragua ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 89th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV
Unit: patients
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 3,275 data points, 1999–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of tuberculosis (new and relapsed) patients that tested positive for HIV.