Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Burkina Faso
82.2%
in 2022
Yemen
86.5%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Yemen rank
13th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Burkina Faso
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 86.5% against 82.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 71.7% | 17.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 75.4% | 9.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 85.9% | 2.3% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 86.5% 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 Yemen?
- 4.3%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th 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.