Egypt vs Morocco: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Egypt
23.2%
in 2022
Morocco
25.1%
in 2022
Egypt rank
62nd
Morocco rank
59th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 25.1% against 23.2% in Egypt, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Morocco ranks 59th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 35.9% | 4.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.7% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 26.3% | 2.2% | Morocco |
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 Morocco?
- Morocco, at 25.1% against 23.2% in Egypt 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 Morocco?
- 1.9%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Morocco ranks 59th 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.