Gambia vs Sudan: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Gambia
73.6%
in 2022
Sudan
74.5%
in 2022
Gambia rank
22nd
Sudan rank
21st
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Gambia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 74.5% against 73.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 21st of 134 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 61.5% | 8.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 64.5% | 10.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 72.8% | 1.3% | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 74.5% against 73.6% in Gambia 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 Gambia and Sudan?
- 0.9%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sudan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Sudan rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Gambia ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 21st 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.