Kenya vs Mauritania: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Kenya
63.2%
in 2020
Mauritania
56.8%
in 2022
Kenya rank
28th
Mauritania rank
30th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 63.2% against 56.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 28th and Mauritania ranks 30th of 134 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.5% | 62.5% | 14.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 55.8% | 13.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 55.0% | 8.2% | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Kenya, at 63.2% against 56.8% in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 6.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Kenya ranks 28th and Mauritania ranks 30th 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.