Tanzania vs Uganda: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Tanzania
91.5%
in 2019
Uganda
88.5%
in 2022
Tanzania rank
8th
Uganda rank
10th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 91.5% against 88.5% in Uganda, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th of 134 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 95.9% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 91.0% | 2.4% | Tanzania |
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, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 91.5% 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 Tanzania and Uganda?
- 3.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Tanzania ranks 8th 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.