Brazil vs Colombia: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Brazil
24.1%
in 2022
Colombia
25.1%
in 2022
Brazil rank
61st
Colombia rank
59th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 25.1% against 24.1% in Brazil, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 61st and Colombia ranks 59th of 134 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 30.0% | 5.4% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 20.9% | 2.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 21.7% | 3.0% | Colombia |
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, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 25.1% against 24.1% in Brazil 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 Brazil and Colombia?
- 1.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Brazil ranks 61st and Colombia ranks 59th 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.