Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Papua New Guinea
95.8%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
93.4%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 95.8% against 93.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 134 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.9% | 96.8% | 2.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 91.8% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
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, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 95.8% against 93.4% in Sierra Leone 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 Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 2.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 6th 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.