Guinea-Bissau vs India: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Guinea-Bissau
4.3%
in 2023
India
4.6%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
179th
India rank
176th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th and India ranks 176th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.3% | India |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.4% | 0.6% | India |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Guinea-Bissau or India?
- India, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Guinea-Bissau and India?
- 0.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and India?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and India rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th and India ranks 176th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.