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

15 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

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

Kiribati

34.0%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

30.3%

in 2022

Kiribati rank

45th

Sri Lanka rank

48th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Kiribati
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 34.0% against 30.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kiribati ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40.4%	46.6%	6.3%	Sri Lanka
2010s	34.3%	35.9%	1.6%	Sri Lanka
2020s	30.0%	28.0%	2.0%	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Kiribati or Sri Lanka?: Kiribati, at 34.0% against 30.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Kiribati and Sri Lanka?: 3.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sri Lanka?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Kiribati and Sri Lanka rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Kiribati ranks 45th 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).