How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?

19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.

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.

Poland vs Romania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Poland

0.4%

in 2021

Romania

0.7%

in 2022

Poland rank

106th

Romania rank

103rd

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Poland
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Poland, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times Poland's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.7%	4.4%	2.7%	Romania
2010s	0.5%	2.0%	1.6%	Romania
2020s	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Poland or Romania?: Romania, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Poland as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Poland and Romania?: 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Poland and Romania rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Poland ranks 106th and Romania 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).