Peru vs Samoa: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Peru
10.7%
in 2022
Samoa
10.0%
in 2016
Peru rank
72nd
Samoa rank
75th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Peru
- Samoa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 10.7% against 10.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 75th of 134 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 13.2% | 19.6% | Peru |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.9% | 6.4% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Peru or Samoa?
- Peru, at 10.7% against 10.0% in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Peru and Samoa?
- 0.7%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Samoa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Peru and Samoa rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Peru ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 75th 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).