Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Guinea-Bissau
4.3%
in 2023
Nigeria
3.9%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
179th
Nigeria rank
182nd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Nigeria
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.3% against 3.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 182nd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 4.5% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.8% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 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 Nigeria?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 4.3% against 3.9% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 182nd 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.