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

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 Senegal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Comoros

45.8%

in 2022

Senegal

46.4%

in 2022

Comoros rank

37th

Senegal rank

36th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Comoros
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 46.4% against 45.8% in Comoros, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 36th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	56.9%	54.0%	2.9%	Comoros
2010s	50.0%	52.3%	2.3%	Senegal
2020s	45.3%	46.6%	1.3%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Comoros or Senegal?: Senegal, at 46.4% against 45.8% in Comoros as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Comoros and Senegal?: 0.6%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Senegal?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Comoros and Senegal rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Comoros ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 36th 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).