Nicaragua vs Senegal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Nicaragua
50.0%
in 2022
Senegal
46.4%
in 2022
Nicaragua rank
34th
Senegal rank
36th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Nicaragua
- Senegal
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 50.0% against 46.4% in Senegal, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Senegal ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 53.8% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 51.7% | 0.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 46.6% | 5.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Nicaragua or Senegal?
- Nicaragua, at 50.0% against 46.4% in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Nicaragua and Senegal?
- 3.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Senegal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and Senegal rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Nicaragua ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th 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).