Bangladesh vs Kenya: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Bangladesh
67.3%
in 2022
Kenya
63.2%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
26th
Kenya rank
28th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 67.3% against 63.2% in Kenya, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 28th of 134 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 76.5% | 18.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 68.9% | 16.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 63.2% | 11.8% | Bangladesh |
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, Bangladesh or Kenya?
- Bangladesh, at 67.3% against 63.2% in Kenya 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 Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 4.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 28th 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.