Haiti vs Nicaragua: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Haiti
48.8%
in 2022
Nicaragua
50.0%
in 2022
Haiti rank
35th
Nicaragua rank
34th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Haiti
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 50.0% against 48.8% in Haiti, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Haiti ranks 35th and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 134 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 55.3% | 2.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 50.5% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 51.6% | 2.3% | Nicaragua |
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, Haiti or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 50.0% against 48.8% in Haiti 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 Haiti and Nicaragua?
- 1.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Nicaragua?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Haiti and Nicaragua rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Haiti ranks 35th and Nicaragua ranks 34th 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.