Guinea vs Nepal: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Guinea
57.5%
in 2019
Nepal
58.2%
in 2022
Guinea rank
21st
Nepal rank
20th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Guinea
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 58.2% against 57.5% in Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nepal ahead.
Guinea ranks 21st and Nepal ranks 20th of 134 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 83.4% | 5.2% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 77.7% | 12.7% | Nepal |
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 or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 58.2% against 57.5% in Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Guinea and Nepal?
- 0.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nepal?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Guinea and Nepal rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Guinea ranks 21st and Nepal ranks 20th 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.