Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Niger
96.0%
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
95.8%
in 2022
Niger rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
6th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Niger currently reports 96.0% against 95.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 134 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 93.9% | 4.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 94.2% | 3.8% | Niger |
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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Niger, at 96.0% against 95.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Niger ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th 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.