Gambia vs Guinea: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Gambia
73.6%
in 2022
Guinea
72.6%
in 2019
Gambia rank
22nd
Guinea rank
24th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Gambia
- Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 73.6% against 72.6% in Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Guinea ahead.
Gambia ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 24th of 134 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 80.6% | 10.5% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 76.7% | 1.9% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Gambia or Guinea?
- Gambia, at 73.6% against 72.6% in Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Gambia and Guinea?
- 1.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Gambia and Guinea rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Gambia ranks 22nd 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).