Angola vs Mauritania: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Angola
54.2%
in 2022
Mauritania
56.8%
in 2022
Angola rank
32nd
Mauritania rank
30th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Angola
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 56.8% against 54.2% in Angola, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 30th of 134 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 62.5% | 2.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 55.8% | 7.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 56.2% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
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, Angola or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 56.8% against 54.2% in Angola 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 Angola and Mauritania?
- 2.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Angola ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 30th 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.