Portugal vs Romania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Portugal
0.7%
in 2022
Romania
0.7%
in 2022
Portugal rank
103rd
Romania rank
103rd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 103rd 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 | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 4.4% | 3.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Portugal ranks 103rd 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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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).