Bolivia vs Senegal: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Bolivia
43.5%
in 2022
Senegal
46.4%
in 2022
Bolivia rank
39th
Senegal rank
36th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Bolivia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 46.4% against 43.5% in Bolivia, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 36th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 54.3% | 9.2% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 51.7% | 0.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 46.6% | 1.2% | Senegal |
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, Bolivia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 46.4% against 43.5% in Bolivia 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 Bolivia and Senegal?
- 2.9%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Senegal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bolivia and Senegal rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Bolivia ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.