How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and India?

20 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.

Botswana vs India: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Botswana

37.5%

in 2022

India

40.2%

in 2022

Botswana rank

43rd

India rank

40th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Botswana
India

How they compare

India currently reports 40.2% against 37.5% in Botswana, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 43rd and India ranks 40th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	50.3%	83.5%	33.2%	India
2010s	36.9%	60.8%	23.9%	India
2020s	37.8%	44.6%	6.7%	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Botswana or India?: India, at 40.2% against 37.5% in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Botswana and India?: 2.7%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and India?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Botswana and India rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Botswana ranks 43rd and India ranks 40th 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).