Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Bulgaria
4.6%
in 2022
Ukraine
4.4%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
87th
Ukraine rank
88th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.6% against 4.4% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ukraine ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Ukraine ranks 88th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 20.3% | 11.0% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
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 Ukraine?
- Bulgaria, at 4.6% against 4.4% in Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th and Ukraine ranks 88th 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.