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

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 Venezuela: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Chile

14.3%

in 2021

Venezuela

15.2%

in 2022

Chile rank

69th

Venezuela rank

68th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Chile
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 15.2% against 14.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 69th and Venezuela ranks 68th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.6%	17.0%	2.5%	Venezuela
2010s	7.3%	13.0%	5.7%	Venezuela
2020s	10.5%	14.4%	3.9%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Chile or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 15.2% against 14.3% in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Chile and Venezuela?: 0.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Venezuela?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Chile and Venezuela rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Chile ranks 69th and Venezuela ranks 68th 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).