Comoros vs High income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Comoros
45.8%
in 2022
High income
0.3%
in 2022
Comoros rank
37th
High income rank
38th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Comoros
- High income
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 45.8% against 0.3% in High income, a difference of 45.5%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 176.3 times High income's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 37th and High income ranks 38th of 134 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 2.3% | 54.6% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 1.2% | 48.8% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 0.5% | 44.8% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Comoros or High income?
- Comoros, at 45.8% against 0.3% in High income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Comoros and High income?
- 45.5%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and High income?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Comoros and High income rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Comoros ranks 37th and High income ranks 38th 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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About this data
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).