Burkina Faso vs Chad: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Burkina Faso
82.2%
in 2022
Chad
83.7%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Chad rank
14th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 83.7% against 82.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Chad ranks 14th of 134 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.9% | 78.4% | 11.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 77.2% | 8.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.1% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Chad?
- Chad, at 83.7% against 82.2% in Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 1.5%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Chad ranks 14th 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.