Which has higher health expenditure, private, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 82.0% against 73.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Health expenditure, private

Guinea-Bissau

73.2%

in 2011

Sierra Leone

82.0%

in 2011

Guinea-Bissau rank

4th

Sierra Leone rank

1st

Health expenditure, private over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 82.0% against 73.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	71.0%	84.6%	13.6%	Sierra Leone
2000s	80.7%	78.9%	1.8%	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	70.0%	83.3%	13.3%	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health expenditure, private, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 82.0% against 73.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure, private between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?: 8.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for health expenditure, private?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure)
Unit: % of total health expenditure
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 980 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).