Guinea-Bissau vs Latvia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Guinea-Bissau
86.5%
in 2022
Latvia
89.9%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
7th
Latvia rank
4th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 89.9% against 86.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Latvia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 4th of 134 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 97.6% | 27.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 95.5% | 10.4% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 87.1% | 4.7% | Latvia |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 89.9% against 86.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Guinea-Bissau and Latvia?
- 3.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Latvia rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 4th 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.