Bangladesh vs Guinea: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Bangladesh
67.3%
in 2022
Guinea
72.6%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
26th
Guinea rank
24th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Bangladesh
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 72.6% against 67.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Guinea ranks 24th of 134 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 80.6% | 14.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 76.7% | 7.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Bangladesh or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 72.6% against 67.3% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Bangladesh and Guinea?
- 5.3%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Guinea rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Guinea ranks 24th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).