Bulgaria vs Marshall Islands: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Bulgaria
4.6%
in 2022
Marshall Islands
6.6%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
87th
Marshall Islands rank
84th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Bulgaria
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 6.6% against 4.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Marshall Islands ranks 84th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.7% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 7.1% | 1.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 6.9% | 1.5% | Marshall Islands |
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, Bulgaria or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 6.6% against 4.6% in Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria and Marshall Islands?
- 2.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Marshall Islands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Marshall Islands rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th and Marshall Islands ranks 84th 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.
Individual pages
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.