Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen: Number of people treated for river blindness
Guinea-Bissau
443,616 People
in 2024
Yemen
1.29 million People
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
22nd
Yemen rank
19th
Number of people treated for river blindness over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.29 million People against 443,616 People in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 849,664 People.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.9 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 19th of 33 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70,616 People | 57,969 People | 12,647 People | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 251,405 People | 207,742 People | 43,662 People | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 150,898 People | 972,470 People | 821,572 People | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people treated for river blindness, Guinea-Bissau or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.29 million People against 443,616 People in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people treated for river blindness between Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?
- 849,664 People, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Yemen rank globally for number of people treated for river blindness?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 19th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people treated for river blindness. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported number of people treated with ivermectin for river blindness.