Estonia vs Israel: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Estonia
2.5%
in 2020
Israel
1.2%
in 2022
Estonia rank
98th
Israel rank
101st
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Estonia
- Israel
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2.5% against 1.2% in Israel, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.1 times Israel's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 98th and Israel ranks 101st of 134 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 2.1% | 6.3% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 1.4% | 4.3% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Estonia |
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, Estonia or Israel?
- Estonia, at 2.5% against 1.2% in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Estonia and Israel?
- 1.3%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Israel?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Estonia and Israel rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Estonia ranks 98th and Israel ranks 101st 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.