Spain vs United States: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Spain
0.2%
in 2022
United States
0.2%
in 2022
Spain rank
110th
United States rank
110th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 110th and United States ranks 110th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Spain |
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, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United States 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 Spain and United States?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Spain ranks 110th and United States ranks 110th 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.