Poland vs Portugal: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Poland
0.4%
in 2021
Portugal
0.7%
in 2022
Poland rank
106th
Portugal rank
103rd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Poland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Poland, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Poland ranks 106th and Portugal ranks 103rd of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Portugal |
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, Poland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Poland 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 Poland and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Poland ranks 106th and Portugal ranks 103rd 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.