Namibia vs Vanuatu: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Namibia
26.9%
in 2022
Vanuatu
26.1%
in 2022
Namibia rank
53rd
Vanuatu rank
55th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Namibia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 26.9% against 26.1% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 53rd and Vanuatu ranks 55th of 134 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.2% | 29.9% | 3.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 27.5% | 1.2% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Namibia or Vanuatu?
- Namibia, at 26.9% against 26.1% in Vanuatu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Namibia and Vanuatu?
- 0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vanuatu?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Vanuatu rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Namibia ranks 53rd and Vanuatu ranks 55th 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).