Spain vs United States: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Spain
0.2%
in 2022
United States
0.2%
in 2022
Spain rank
110th
United States rank
110th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

  • Spain
  • United States
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United States ahead.

Spain ranks 110th and United States ranks 110th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% United States
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% United States
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Spain or United States?
Spain, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Spain and United States?
0.0%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Spain ranks 110th and United States 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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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

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).