Central African Republic vs Uganda: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Central African Republic
89.3%
in 2008
Uganda
88.5%
in 2022
Central African Republic rank
9th
Uganda rank
10th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Central African Republic
- Uganda
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 89.3% against 88.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 10th of 134 countries.
Uganda 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 Uganda?
- Central African Republic, at 89.3% against 88.5% in Uganda as of 2008.
- 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 Uganda?
- 0.8%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2008.
- How do Central African Republic and Uganda 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 Uganda ranks 10th 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.