Portugal vs Romania: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Portugal
0.7%
in 2022
Romania
0.7%
in 2022
Portugal rank
103rd
Romania rank
103rd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 103rd 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 | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 4.4% | 3.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 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, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Romania 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 Portugal and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Portugal ranks 103rd 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.