Poland vs Romania: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Poland
0.4%
in 2021
Romania
0.7%
in 2022
Poland rank
106th
Romania rank
103rd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Poland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Poland, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times Poland's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 106th and Romania ranks 103rd of 134 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 4.4% | 2.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 2.0% | 1.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, 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 Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Poland and Romania rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Poland ranks 106th and Romania 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.