Egypt vs Gabon: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Egypt
23.2%
in 2022
Gabon
21.1%
in 2022
Egypt rank
62nd
Gabon rank
65th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Egypt
- Gabon
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 23.2% against 21.1% in Gabon, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Gabon ranks 65th of 134 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 24.4% | 15.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 18.0% | 11.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 20.2% | 3.8% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Gabon?
- Egypt, at 23.2% against 21.1% in Gabon 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 Egypt and Gabon?
- 2.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gabon?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Gabon rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Gabon ranks 65th 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.