Greece vs Poland: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Greece
0.3%
in 2022
Poland
0.4%
in 2021
Greece rank
108th
Poland rank
106th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Greece
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Poland ahead.
Greece ranks 108th and Poland ranks 106th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Greece or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Greece as of 2021.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Greece and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Poland rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Greece ranks 108th and Poland ranks 106th 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).