Cameroon vs Guinea: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Cameroon
54.3%
in 2022
Guinea
57.5%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
23rd
Guinea rank
21st
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 57.5% against 54.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 21st of 134 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 77.9% | 10.9% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 63.3% | 4.2% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 57.5% against 54.3% in Cameroon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 3.2%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 21st 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 the population at risk of catastrophic spending when 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
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.