Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Estonia: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.9%
in 2022
Estonia
2.5%
in 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
95th
Estonia rank
98th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Estonia
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 2.9% against 2.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Estonia ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th and Estonia ranks 98th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 8.4% | 2.5% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 5.6% | 1.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Estonia?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 2.9% against 2.5% in Estonia 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina and Estonia?
- 0.4%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Estonia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Estonia rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th and Estonia ranks 98th 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.