Botswana vs Iceland: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Botswana
20.9%
in 2022
Iceland
22.6%
in 2022
Botswana rank
49th
Iceland rank
47th

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Botswana
  • Iceland
0204060200320122022

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 22.6% against 20.9% in Botswana, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 49th and Iceland ranks 47th of 134 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 28.1% 42.6% 14.5% Iceland
2010s 12.3% 44.0% 31.7% Iceland
2020s 19.0% 26.6% 7.6% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, Botswana or Iceland?
Iceland, at 22.6% against 20.9% in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Botswana and Iceland?
1.7%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iceland?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Iceland rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?
Botswana ranks 49th and Iceland ranks 47th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Iceland: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid, drawing on Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/risk-of-catastrophic-expenditure-for-surgical-care-percent-of-people-at-risk/botswana/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/risk-of-catastrophic-expenditure-for-surgical-care-percent-of-people-at-risk/botswana/iceland/">Botswana vs Iceland: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit
% of people at risk
Source
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed

The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.