Azerbaijan vs Iran: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Azerbaijan
30.5%
in 2011
Iran
29.8%
in 2022
Azerbaijan rank
47th
Iran rank
49th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iran
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 30.5% against 29.8% in Iran, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 47th and Iran ranks 49th of 134 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 32.1% | 14.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 29.4% | 6.0% | Azerbaijan |
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, Azerbaijan or Iran?
- Azerbaijan, at 30.5% against 29.8% in Iran as of 2011.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 0.7%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2011.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Azerbaijan ranks 47th and Iran ranks 49th 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.