Belize vs Botswana: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Belize
34.5%
in 2022
Botswana
37.5%
in 2022
Belize rank
44th
Botswana rank
43rd
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Belize
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 37.5% against 34.5% in Belize, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Botswana ahead.
Belize ranks 44th and Botswana ranks 43rd of 134 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 50.3% | 21.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 36.9% | 4.9% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 37.8% | 1.6% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Belize or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 37.5% against 34.5% in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Belize and Botswana?
- 3.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Botswana?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Botswana rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Belize ranks 44th and Botswana ranks 43rd 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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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 a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).