How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?

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.

Brazil vs Colombia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Brazil

24.1%

in 2022

Colombia

25.1%

in 2022

Brazil rank

61st

Colombia rank

59th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Brazil
Colombia

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 25.1% against 24.1% in Brazil, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Colombia ahead.

Brazil ranks 61st and Colombia ranks 59th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Colombia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.6%	30.0%	5.4%	Colombia
2010s	18.5%	20.9%	2.4%	Colombia
2020s	18.8%	21.7%	3.0%	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Brazil or Colombia?: Colombia, at 25.1% against 24.1% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Brazil and Colombia?: 1.0%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Brazil ranks 61st and Colombia ranks 59th 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).