Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Central African Republic
89.3%
in 2008
Sierra Leone
93.4%
in 2019
Central African Republic rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 93.4% against 89.3% in Central African Republic, a difference of 4.1%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 134 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 93.4% against 89.3% in Central African Republic as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 4.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2008.
- How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Central African Republic ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th 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.