Comoros vs Nicaragua: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Comoros
45.8%
in 2022
Nicaragua
50.0%
in 2022
Comoros rank
37th
Nicaragua rank
34th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Comoros
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 50.0% against 45.8% in Comoros, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 37th and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 55.7% | 1.2% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.7% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 51.6% | 6.3% | 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, Comoros or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 50.0% against 45.8% in Comoros 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 Comoros and Nicaragua?
- 4.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nicaragua?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Comoros and Nicaragua rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Comoros ranks 37th 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.