Algeria vs Cape Verde: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Algeria
29.1%
in 2022
Cape Verde
28.0%
in 2022
Algeria rank
50th
Cape Verde rank
51st
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Algeria
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 29.1% against 28.0% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 50th and Cape Verde ranks 51st of 134 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 33.0% | 2.8% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 23.0% | 5.4% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 23.8% | 6.2% | Algeria |
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, Algeria or Cape Verde?
- Algeria, at 29.1% against 28.0% in Cape Verde 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 Algeria and Cape Verde?
- 1.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cape Verde?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Algeria and Cape Verde rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Algeria ranks 50th and Cape Verde ranks 51st 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.