Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Lesotho
56.4%
in 2022
Nicaragua
50.0%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
31st
Nicaragua rank
34th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Lesotho
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 56.4% against 50.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 31st and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 134 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6% | 54.0% | 18.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 1.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 51.6% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Lesotho or Nicaragua?
- Lesotho, at 56.4% against 50.0% in Nicaragua as of 2022.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Lesotho and Nicaragua?
- 6.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Lesotho ranks 31st 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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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).