Greece vs United States of America: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Greece
- United States of America
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United States of America ahead.
Greece ranks 108th and United States of America ranks 110th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 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 United States of America?
- Greece, at 0.3% against 0.2% in United States of America 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 United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States of America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Greece and United States of America rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Greece ranks 108th and United States of America 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.