Timor-Leste vs Yemen: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Timor-Leste
87.2%
in 2014
Yemen
86.5%
in 2022
Timor-Leste rank
11th
Yemen rank
13th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Timor-Leste
- Yemen
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 87.2% against 86.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Timor-Leste ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th of 134 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 71.7% | 14.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 67.9% | 22.0% | Timor-Leste |
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, Timor-Leste or Yemen?
- Timor-Leste, at 87.2% against 86.5% in Yemen as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Timor-Leste and Yemen?
- 0.7%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2014.
- How do Timor-Leste and Yemen rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Timor-Leste ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th 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.