Estonia vs Montenegro: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Estonia
2.5%
in 2020
Montenegro
2.7%
in 2022
Estonia rank
98th
Montenegro rank
97th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Estonia
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 98th and Montenegro ranks 97th of 134 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 1.6% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Montenegro |
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 Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Estonia 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 Estonia and Montenegro?
- 0.2%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Montenegro?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Estonia and Montenegro rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Estonia ranks 98th and Montenegro ranks 97th 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.