Armenia vs Serbia: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Armenia
3.3%
in 2022
Serbia
3.1%
in 2022
Armenia rank
92nd
Serbia rank
93rd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Armenia
- Serbia
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Serbia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 92nd and Serbia ranks 93rd of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 7.3% | 6.1% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 2.4% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Serbia |
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, Armenia or Serbia?
- Armenia, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Serbia 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 Armenia and Serbia?
- 0.2%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Serbia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Armenia and Serbia rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Armenia ranks 92nd and Serbia ranks 93rd 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.