Solomon Islands vs Upper middle income: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Solomon Islands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 57.8% against 13.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 44.8%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 4.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Solomon Islands ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 134 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 48.6% | 13.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 23.8% | 30.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 14.0% | 45.9% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Solomon Islands or Upper middle income?
- Solomon Islands, at 57.8% against 13.0% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Solomon Islands and Upper middle income?
- 44.8%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Upper middle income?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Solomon Islands and Upper middle income rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Solomon Islands ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 26th 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).