Ghana vs Philippines: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Ghana
25.6%
in 2022
Philippines
25.9%
in 2022
Ghana rank
58th
Philippines rank
57th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Ghana
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 25.9% against 25.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 58th and Philippines ranks 57th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 48.5% | 10.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 37.7% | 1.8% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 29.1% | 4.9% | Philippines |
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, Ghana or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 25.9% against 25.6% in Ghana 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 Ghana and Philippines?
- 0.3%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Ghana ranks 58th and Philippines ranks 57th 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.