Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Dominican Republic
7.5%
in 2022
Mexico
7.2%
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
80th
Mexico rank
81st
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 7.5% against 7.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Mexico ranks 81st of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 12.1% | 14.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.0% | 3.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.8% | 1.4% | Mexico |
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, Dominican Republic or Mexico?
- Dominican Republic, at 7.5% against 7.2% in Mexico 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 Dominican Republic and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Dominican Republic and Mexico rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Mexico ranks 81st 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.
Individual pages
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.