Israel vs Romania: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Israel
1.2%
in 2022
Romania
0.7%
in 2022
Israel rank
101st
Romania rank
103rd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Israel
- Romania
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.2% against 0.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.7 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Romania ahead.
Israel ranks 101st and Romania ranks 103rd of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 4.4% | 2.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 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 Romania?
- Israel, at 1.2% against 0.7% in Romania 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 Romania?
- 0.5%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Romania rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Israel ranks 101st and Romania 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.