How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?

19 years are reported by both, from 2003 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.

Iran vs Sri Lanka: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Iran

29.8%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

30.3%

in 2022

Iran rank

49th

Sri Lanka rank

48th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Iran
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 30.3% against 29.8% in Iran, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Iran ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.1%	50.2%	18.2%	Sri Lanka
2010s	27.7%	35.9%	8.2%	Sri Lanka
2020s	31.8%	28.0%	3.7%	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Iran or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 30.3% against 29.8% in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Iran and Sri Lanka?: 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Iran ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th 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).