How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?

19 years are reported by both, from 2003 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.

Ghana vs Philippines: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Ghana

25.6%

in 2022

Philippines

25.9%

in 2022

Ghana rank

58th

Philippines rank

57th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Ghana
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 25.9% against 25.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 58th and Philippines ranks 57th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	58.4%	48.5%	10.0%	Ghana
2010s	35.9%	37.7%	1.8%	Philippines
2020s	24.2%	29.1%	4.9%	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Ghana or Philippines?: Philippines, at 25.9% against 25.6% in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Ghana and Philippines?: 0.3%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Ghana ranks 58th and Philippines ranks 57th 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).