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

0.2%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Spain?

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.

Republic of Moldova vs Spain: Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Republic of Moldova

0.9%

in 2022

Spain

0.7%

in 2022

Republic of Moldova rank

103rd

Spain rank

104th

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care over time

Republic of Moldova
Spain

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Republic of Moldova ranks 103rd and Spain ranks 104th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	35.6%	0.5%	35.1%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	9.8%	1.0%	8.7%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care, Republic of Moldova or Spain?: Republic of Moldova, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care between Republic of Moldova and Spain?: 0.2%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Spain?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Republic of Moldova and Spain rank globally for risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care?: Republic of Moldova ranks 103rd and Spain ranks 104th 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: 03 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.