Rwanda vs Tajikistan: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Rwanda
75.0%
in 2022
Tajikistan
81.5%
in 2022
Rwanda rank
20th
Tajikistan rank
17th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Rwanda
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 81.5% against 75.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 20th and Tajikistan ranks 17th of 134 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 81.4% | 10.1% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 76.9% | 6.5% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 76.5% | 1.3% | 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 Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 81.5% against 75.0% in Rwanda 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 Rwanda and Tajikistan?
- 6.5%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tajikistan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and Tajikistan rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Rwanda ranks 20th and Tajikistan ranks 17th 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.