Botswana vs Kiribati: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Botswana
37.5%
in 2022
Kiribati
34.0%
in 2022
Botswana rank
43rd
Kiribati rank
45th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Botswana
- Kiribati
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 37.5% against 34.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Kiribati ranks 45th of 134 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 40.4% | 5.2% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 33.6% | 3.2% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 30.0% | 7.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Botswana or Kiribati?
- Botswana, at 37.5% against 34.0% in Kiribati as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Botswana and Kiribati?
- 3.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kiribati?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Kiribati rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Botswana ranks 43rd 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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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).