How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?

18 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 impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Congo: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Bangladesh

67.3%

in 2022

Congo

68.0%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

26th

Congo rank

25th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Bangladesh
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 68.0% against 67.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 26th and Congo ranks 25th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95.2%	71.3%	23.9%	Bangladesh
2010s	85.2%	66.9%	18.3%	Bangladesh
2020s	67.3%	68.0%	0.7%	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Bangladesh or Congo?: Congo, at 68.0% against 67.3% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Bangladesh and Congo?: 0.7%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Congo rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Bangladesh ranks 26th and Congo ranks 25th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing 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 impoverishing 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 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 a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).