Australia vs Croatia: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Australia
0.1%
in 2021
Croatia
0.1%
in 2022
Australia rank
114th
Croatia rank
114th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Australia
- Croatia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Croatia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 114th and Croatia ranks 114th of 134 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Croatia |
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, Australia or Croatia?
- Australia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Croatia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Australia and Croatia?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Croatia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Croatia rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Australia ranks 114th and Croatia ranks 114th 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.