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

18 patients, with Uruguay ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 2003 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 Uruguay: Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV

Nicaragua

97 patients

in 2021

Uruguay

115 patients

in 2021

Nicaragua rank

87th

Uruguay rank

84th

Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV over time

Nicaragua
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 115 patients against 97 patients in Nicaragua, a difference of 18 patients.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 201 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.14 patients	88.14 patients	77 patients	Uruguay
2010s	94.62 patients	129.38 patients	34.75 patients	Uruguay
2020s	101.5 patients	118.5 patients	17 patients	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv, Nicaragua or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 115 patients against 97 patients in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv between Nicaragua and Uruguay?: 18 patients, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Nicaragua and Uruguay rank globally for tuberculosis patients who tested positive for hiv?: Nicaragua ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 84th 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.