Uganda vs Yemen: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Uganda
88.5%
in 2022
Yemen
86.5%
in 2022
Uganda rank
10th
Yemen rank
13th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Uganda
- Yemen
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 88.5% against 86.5% in Yemen, a difference of 2.0%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 13th of 134 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 71.7% | 24.2% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 74.8% | 16.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 85.9% | 3.0% | Uganda |
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, Uganda or Yemen?
- Uganda, at 88.5% against 86.5% in Yemen 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 Uganda and Yemen?
- 2.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Yemen?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Uganda and Yemen rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Uganda ranks 10th 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.