Italy vs Spain: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Italy
0.2%
in 2022
Spain
0.2%
in 2022
Italy rank
110th
Spain rank
110th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 110th and Spain ranks 110th of 134 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Spain |
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, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Spain 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 Italy and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Italy ranks 110th and Spain 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.