Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Guinea-Bissau
81.3%
in 2022
Mali
82.5%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
18th
Mali rank
15th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 82.5% against 81.3% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mali ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th and Mali ranks 15th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 92.9% | 5.3% | Mali |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.6% | 0.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Mali?
- Mali, at 82.5% 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 Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
- 1.2%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th and Mali ranks 15th 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.