Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Madagascar
96.1%
in 2016
Sierra Leone
93.4%
in 2019
Madagascar rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 96.1% against 93.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 134 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 97.1% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 91.8% | 4.6% | Madagascar |
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, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Madagascar, at 96.1% against 93.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 2.7%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Madagascar ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th 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.