Rwanda vs Syria: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Rwanda
75.0%
in 2022
Syria
75.2%
in 2020
Rwanda rank
20th
Syria rank
19th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Rwanda
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 75.2% against 75.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 20th and Syria ranks 19th of 134 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 2.3% | 89.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 19.0% | 64.3% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 75.2% | 4.7% | Rwanda |
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, Rwanda or Syria?
- Syria, at 75.2% against 75.0% in Rwanda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Rwanda and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Syria?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Rwanda and Syria rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Rwanda ranks 20th and Syria ranks 19th 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.