Ecuador vs Egypt: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Ecuador
22.7%
in 2022
Egypt
23.2%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
64th
Egypt rank
62nd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Ecuador
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 23.2% against 22.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Egypt ahead.
Ecuador ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 62nd of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 41.6% | 6.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 29.1% | 5.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.0% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Ecuador or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 23.2% against 22.7% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Ecuador and Egypt?
- 0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Egypt?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Egypt rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Ecuador ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 62nd 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).