Haiti vs Senegal: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Haiti
48.8%
in 2022
Senegal
46.4%
in 2022
Haiti rank
35th
Senegal rank
36th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Haiti
- Senegal
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 48.8% against 46.4% in Senegal, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Senegal ahead.
Haiti ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 36th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 54.6% | 1.8% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 51.6% | 2.6% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 46.6% | 2.7% | Haiti |
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 Senegal?
- Haiti, at 48.8% against 46.4% in Senegal 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 Senegal?
- 2.4%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Senegal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Haiti and Senegal rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Haiti ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.