How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Kiribati?

16 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Belize vs Kiribati: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Belize

34.5%

in 2022

Kiribati

34.0%

in 2022

Belize rank

44th

Kiribati rank

45th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Belize
Kiribati

How they compare

Belize currently reports 34.5% against 34.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Kiribati ahead.

Belize ranks 44th and Kiribati ranks 45th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
2000s	30.6%	40.4%	9.8%	Kiribati
2010s	32.0%	33.6%	1.6%	Kiribati
2020s	36.2%	30.0%	6.2%	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Belize or Kiribati?: Belize, at 34.5% against 34.0% in Kiribati as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Belize and Kiribati?: 0.5%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Kiribati?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Belize and Kiribati rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Belize ranks 44th and Kiribati ranks 45th 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).