Chile vs El Salvador: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Chile
14.3%
in 2021
El Salvador
12.9%
in 2022
Chile rank
69th
El Salvador rank
70th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 14.3% against 12.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.
Chile ranks 69th and El Salvador ranks 70th of 134 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 27.3% | 12.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 18.5% | 11.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 15.0% | 4.5% | El Salvador |
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, Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile, at 14.3% against 12.9% in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Chile and El Salvador?
- 1.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Chile ranks 69th and El Salvador ranks 70th 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.