Brazil vs Ghana: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Brazil
24.1%
in 2022
Ghana
25.6%
in 2022
Brazil rank
61st
Ghana rank
58th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Brazil
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 25.6% against 24.1% in Brazil, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 61st and Ghana ranks 58th of 134 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 58.4% | 33.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 35.9% | 17.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 24.2% | 5.4% | Ghana |
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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 25.6% 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 Ghana?
- 1.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Brazil ranks 61st and Ghana ranks 58th 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.