How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Lesotho?

15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Lesotho: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Angola

54.2%

in 2022

Lesotho

56.4%

in 2022

Angola rank

32nd

Lesotho rank

31st

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Angola
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 56.4% against 54.2% in Angola, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Lesotho ahead.

Angola ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65.0%	73.8%	8.7%	Lesotho
2010s	48.7%	52.0%	3.3%	Lesotho
2020s	55.6%	53.3%	2.3%	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Angola or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 56.4% against 54.2% in Angola as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Angola and Lesotho?: 2.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Lesotho?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Angola and Lesotho rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Angola ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit: % of people at risk
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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 a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).