Angola vs Bangladesh: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Angola
51.7%
in 2022
Bangladesh
51.0%
in 2022
Angola rank
24th
Bangladesh rank
26th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Angola
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Angola currently reports 51.7% against 51.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Angola ranks 24th and Bangladesh ranks 26th of 134 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 84.2% | 32.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 70.9% | 33.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 56.3% | 2.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required, Angola or Bangladesh?
- Angola, at 51.7% against 51.0% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Angola and Bangladesh?
- 0.7%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Bangladesh?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Angola and Bangladesh rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Angola ranks 24th and Bangladesh ranks 26th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.