Cape Verde vs Sri Lanka: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Cape Verde
28.0%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
30.3%
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Cape Verde
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 30.3% against 28.0% in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 134 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 50.2% | 18.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 35.9% | 12.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 28.0% | 4.2% | Sri Lanka |
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, Cape Verde or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 30.3% against 28.0% in Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
- 2.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Cape Verde ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 48th 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.