Albania vs Belarus: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Albania
1.8%
in 2022
Belarus
0.9%
in 2022
Albania rank
99th
Belarus rank
102nd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Albania
- Belarus
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1.8% against 0.9% in Belarus, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Albania's figure about 2.0 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belarus ahead.
Albania ranks 99th and Belarus ranks 102nd of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Belarus in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Belarus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 10.7% | 2.5% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 1.5% | 2.7% | Albania |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required, Albania or Belarus?
- Albania, at 1.8% against 0.9% in Belarus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Albania and Belarus?
- 0.9%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Belarus?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Albania and Belarus rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Albania ranks 99th and Belarus ranks 102nd of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required. 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 the extreme poverty threshold.