Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Cameroon
50.5%
in 2022
Nicaragua
50.0%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
33rd
Nicaragua rank
34th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 50.5% against 50.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.2% | 54.7% | 4.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 50.3% | 3.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 51.6% | 0.7% | Nicaragua |
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, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
- Cameroon, at 50.5% against 50.0% in Nicaragua 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 Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 34th 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.