El Salvador vs Iraq: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
El Salvador
12.9%
in 2022
Iraq
20.7%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
70th
Iraq rank
67th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 20.7% against 12.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 67th of 134 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 36.5% | 8.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 20.8% | 2.9% | Iraq |
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, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 20.7% against 12.9% in El Salvador as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 7.8%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- El Salvador ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 67th 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.