Bolivia vs Comoros: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Bolivia
43.5%
in 2022
Comoros
45.8%
in 2022
Bolivia rank
39th
Comoros rank
37th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Bolivia
- Comoros
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 45.8% against 43.5% in Bolivia, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 39th and Comoros ranks 37th of 134 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 56.9% | 7.7% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 50.0% | 1.3% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 45.3% | 0.1% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Bolivia or Comoros?
- Comoros, at 45.8% against 43.5% in Bolivia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Bolivia and Comoros?
- 2.3%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Comoros?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Bolivia and Comoros rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Bolivia ranks 39th and Comoros ranks 37th 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).