How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?

16 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.

Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Bhutan

10.6%

in 2022

Costa Rica

10.4%

in 2022

Bhutan rank

73rd

Costa Rica rank

74th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Bhutan
Costa Rica

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 74th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	45.7%	18.0%	27.8%	Bhutan
2010s	34.3%	13.1%	21.2%	Bhutan
2020s	13.2%	11.9%	1.3%	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Bhutan or Costa Rica?: Bhutan, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Bhutan and Costa Rica?: 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Bhutan ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 74th 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).