What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Dominican Republic and Portugal?

0.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?

20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Portugal: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Dominican Republic

5.7%

in 2022

Portugal

5.2%

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

80th

Portugal rank

83rd

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

Dominican Republic
Portugal

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 5.7% against 5.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34.2%	6.5%	27.6%	Dominican Republic
2010s	11.9%	6.2%	5.6%	Dominican Republic
2020s	4.4%	5.4%	1.0%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, Dominican Republic or Portugal?: Dominican Republic, at 5.7% against 5.2% in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 0.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Portugal rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?: Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 83rd 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.

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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: 17 September 2026

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.