How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and India?

13 years are reported by both, from 2004 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.

Comoros vs India: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Comoros

45.8%

in 2022

India

40.2%

in 2022

Comoros rank

37th

India rank

40th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Comoros
India

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 45.8% against 40.2% in India, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was India ahead.

Comoros ranks 37th and India ranks 40th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	56.9%	83.8%	26.9%	India
2010s	50.0%	60.9%	10.9%	India
2020s	45.3%	44.6%	0.7%	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 India?: Comoros, at 45.8% against 40.2% in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Comoros and India?: 5.6%, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and India?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Comoros and India rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Comoros ranks 37th and India ranks 40th 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).