Nepal vs Yemen: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Nepal
86.6%
in 2022
Yemen
86.5%
in 2022
Nepal rank
12th
Yemen rank
13th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Nepal
- Yemen
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 86.6% against 86.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 13th of 134 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 71.2% | 24.4% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 76.0% | 19.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 85.9% | 2.7% | Nepal |
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, Nepal or Yemen?
- Nepal, at 86.6% against 86.5% in Yemen 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 Nepal and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Yemen?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and Yemen rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Nepal ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 13th 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.