Albania vs Estonia: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Albania
1.8%
in 2022
Estonia
2.5%
in 2020
Albania rank
99th
Estonia rank
98th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Albania
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2.5% against 1.8% in Albania, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.4 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Estonia ahead.
Albania ranks 99th and Estonia ranks 98th of 134 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 5.6% | 1.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Estonia |
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 Estonia?
- Estonia, at 2.5% against 1.8% in Albania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Albania and Estonia?
- 0.7%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Estonia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Albania and Estonia rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Albania ranks 99th and Estonia ranks 98th 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.