Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Burkina Faso
82.2%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
81.3%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Guinea-Bissau rank
18th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 82.2% against 81.3% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 87.6% | 1.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 85.2% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.3% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Burkina Faso, at 82.2% against 81.3% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th 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.