How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latvia?

19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.

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.

Chile vs Latvia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Chile

14.3%

in 2021

Latvia

11.8%

in 2022

Chile rank

69th

Latvia rank

71st

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Chile
Latvia

How they compare

Chile currently reports 14.3% against 11.8% in Latvia, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Latvia ahead.

Chile ranks 69th and Latvia ranks 71st of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.6%	20.9%	6.3%	Latvia
2010s	7.3%	11.7%	4.4%	Latvia
2020s	10.5%	7.3%	3.2%	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Chile or Latvia?: Chile, at 14.3% against 11.8% in Latvia as of 2021.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Chile and Latvia?: 2.5%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latvia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Chile and Latvia rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Chile ranks 69th and Latvia ranks 71st 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).