Cameroon vs Mauritania: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Cameroon
50.5
in 2022
Mauritania
56.8
in 2022
Cameroon rank
33rd
Mauritania rank
30th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 56.8 against 50.5 in Cameroon, a difference of 6.3.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 30th of 134 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 59.74 62.47 2.73 Mauritania
2010s 53.6 55.85 2.25 Mauritania
2020s 50.83 56.23 5.4 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 56.8 against 50.5 in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Cameroon and Mauritania?
6.3, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 30th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed