Bangladesh vs Solomon Islands: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Bangladesh
67.3%
in 2022
Solomon Islands
57.8%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
26th
Solomon Islands rank
29th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Bangladesh
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 67.3% against 57.8% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Solomon Islands's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Solomon Islands ranks 29th of 134 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 61.8% | 34.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 54.3% | 30.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 59.9% | 11.3% | 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 Solomon Islands?
- Bangladesh, at 67.3% against 57.8% in Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands?
- 9.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Solomon Islands?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Solomon Islands ranks 29th 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.