How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Nicaragua?

15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.

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.

Haiti vs Nicaragua: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Haiti

48.8%

in 2022

Nicaragua

50.0%

in 2022

Haiti rank

35th

Nicaragua rank

34th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Haiti
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 50.0% against 48.8% in Haiti, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Haiti ranks 35th and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	52.8%	55.3%	2.5%	Nicaragua
2010s	48.9%	50.5%	1.6%	Nicaragua
2020s	49.3%	51.6%	2.3%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Haiti or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 50.0% against 48.8% in Haiti as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Haiti and Nicaragua?: 1.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Nicaragua?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Haiti and Nicaragua rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Haiti ranks 35th and Nicaragua ranks 34th 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).