Georgia vs Moldova: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Georgia
3.1%
in 2022
Moldova
3.8%
in 2022
Georgia rank
93rd
Moldova rank
90th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Georgia
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 3.8% against 3.1% in Georgia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.2 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Moldova ahead.
Georgia ranks 93rd and Moldova ranks 90th of 134 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 38.4% | 14.2% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 12.6% | 2.1% | Moldova |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Moldova |
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, Georgia or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 3.8% against 3.1% in Georgia 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 Georgia and Moldova?
- 0.7%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Moldova?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Georgia and Moldova rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Georgia ranks 93rd and Moldova ranks 90th 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.