Benin vs Mauritania: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Benin
63.9%
in 2019
Mauritania
56.8%
in 2022
Benin rank
27th
Mauritania rank
30th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Benin currently reports 63.9% against 56.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 30th of 134 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 62.5% | 4.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 55.3% | 10.1% | Benin |
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, Benin or Mauritania?
- Benin, at 63.9% against 56.8% in Mauritania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Benin and Mauritania?
- 7.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Benin ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 30th 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.