Greece vs Spain: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Greece
0.3%
in 2022
Spain
0.2%
in 2022
Greece rank
108th
Spain rank
110th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 108th and Spain ranks 110th of 134 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Greece and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Greece ranks 108th and Spain ranks 110th 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).