How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?

20 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.

Israel vs Portugal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Israel

1.2%

in 2022

Portugal

0.7%

in 2022

Israel rank

101st

Portugal rank

103rd

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Israel
Portugal

How they compare

Israel currently reports 1.2% against 0.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.7 times Portugal's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 103rd of 134 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.1%	1.0%	1.0%	Israel
2010s	1.4%	0.6%	0.7%	Israel
2020s	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Israel or Portugal?: Israel, at 1.2% against 0.7% in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Israel and Portugal?: 0.5%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Israel ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 103rd 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).