Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Sierra Leone
93.4%
in 2019
Uganda
88.5%
in 2022
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Uganda rank
10th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 93.4% against 88.5% in Uganda, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Uganda ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th of 134 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 95.9% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.0% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
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, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Sierra Leone, at 93.4% against 88.5% in Uganda as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 4.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.