Bangladesh vs Guinea: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Bangladesh
67.3%
in 2022
Guinea
72.6%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
26th
Guinea rank
24th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required 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 share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required, Bangladesh or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 72.6% against 67.3% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required 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 share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Guinea ranks 24th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required. 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 the extreme poverty threshold.