Dominican Republic vs Tonga: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Dominican Republic
7.5%
in 2022
Tonga
7.1%
in 2008
Dominican Republic rank
80th
Tonga rank
83rd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Dominican Republic
- Tonga
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 7.5% against 7.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Tonga ranks 83rd of 134 countries.
Dominican Republic 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, Dominican Republic or Tonga?
- Dominican Republic, at 7.5% against 7.1% in Tonga 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 Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2008.
- How do Dominican Republic and Tonga rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Tonga ranks 83rd 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.