Greece vs Italy: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Greece
0.3%
in 2022
Italy
0.2%
in 2022
Greece rank
108th
Italy rank
110th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 108th and Italy ranks 110th of 134 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Greece |
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, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 0.3% 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 Greece and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Greece ranks 108th 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.