Kiribati vs South Africa: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Kiribati
34.0%
in 2022
South Africa
32.1%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
45th
South Africa rank
46th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Kiribati
- South Africa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 34.0% against 32.1% in South Africa, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 46th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 30.9% | 10.4% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 30.3% | 3.4% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 32.5% | 2.5% | South Africa |
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, Kiribati or South Africa?
- Kiribati, at 34.0% against 32.1% in South Africa 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 Kiribati and South Africa?
- 1.9%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Kiribati ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 46th 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.