Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Japan
0.1%
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.1%
in 2022
Japan rank
114th
United Arab Emirates rank
114th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Japan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 114th and United Arab Emirates ranks 114th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
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, Japan or United Arab Emirates?
- Japan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United Arab Emirates 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 Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Japan ranks 114th and United Arab Emirates ranks 114th 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.