France vs Italy: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
France
0.2%
in 2022
Italy
0.2%
in 2022
France rank
110th
Italy rank
110th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
France ranks 110th and Italy ranks 110th of 134 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
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, France or Italy?
- France, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Italy 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 France and Italy?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- France ranks 110th and Italy ranks 110th 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.