Israel vs Portugal: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Israel
1.2%
in 2022
Portugal
0.7%
in 2022
Israel rank
101st
Portugal rank
103rd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.2% against 0.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.7 times Portugal's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 103rd of 134 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Israel |
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, Israel or Portugal?
- Israel, at 1.2% against 0.7% in Portugal 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 Israel and Portugal?
- 0.5%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Israel ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 103rd 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.