Nicaragua vs Senegal: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Nicaragua
50.0%
in 2022
Senegal
46.4%
in 2022
Nicaragua rank
34th
Senegal rank
36th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Nicaragua
- Senegal
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 50.0% against 46.4% in Senegal, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Senegal ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 53.8% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 51.7% | 0.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 46.6% | 5.0% | Nicaragua |
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, Nicaragua or Senegal?
- Nicaragua, at 50.0% against 46.4% in Senegal 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 Nicaragua and Senegal?
- 3.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Senegal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and Senegal rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Nicaragua ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.