How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Nepal?

15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.

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.

Arab World vs Nepal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Arab World

42.2%

in 2020

Nepal

86.6%

in 2022

Arab World rank

13th

Nepal rank

12th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Arab World
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 86.6% against 42.2% in Arab World, a difference of 44.4%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 2.1 times Arab World's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 13th and Nepal ranks 12th of 39 groups.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.4%	95.4%	56.0%	Nepal
2010s	35.7%	95.0%	59.3%	Nepal
2020s	42.2%	90.6%	48.4%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Arab World or Nepal?: Nepal, at 86.6% against 42.2% in Arab World as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Arab World and Nepal?: 44.4%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Nepal?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Arab World and Nepal rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Arab World ranks 13th and Nepal ranks 12th of 39 groups.
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).