Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups

Guinea-Bissau

45.7%

in 2023

Somalia

46.2%

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

15th

Somalia rank

12th

Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups over time

Somalia currently reports 46.2% against 45.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 12th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups
Unit: % of women ages 15-49
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,608 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.