Costa Rica vs Tunisia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Costa Rica
10.4%
in 2022
Tunisia
8.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
74th
Tunisia rank
76th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10.4% against 8.3% in Tunisia, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Tunisia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 76th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 18.4% 25.7% 7.4% Tunisia
2010s 13.0% 6.8% 6.3% Costa Rica
2020s 11.9% 8.5% 3.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Costa Rica or Tunisia?
Costa Rica, at 10.4% against 8.3% in Tunisia as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Costa Rica and Tunisia?
2.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 76th 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

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

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).