El Salvador vs Latvia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
El Salvador
12.9%
in 2022
Latvia
11.8%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
70th
Latvia rank
71st
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- El Salvador
- Latvia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.9% against 11.8% in Latvia, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Latvia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 70th and Latvia ranks 71st of 134 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 20.9% | 6.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 11.7% | 6.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 8.8% | 5.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, El Salvador or Latvia?
- El Salvador, at 12.9% against 11.8% in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between El Salvador and Latvia?
- 1.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Latvia rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- El Salvador ranks 70th 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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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).