Argentina vs Bulgaria: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Argentina
4.5%
in 2022
Bulgaria
5.0%
in 2022
Argentina rank
87th
Bulgaria rank
84th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Argentina
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.0% against 4.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Argentina ranks 87th and Bulgaria ranks 84th of 134 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 11.5% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 8.6% | 4.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
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, Argentina or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 5.0% against 4.5% in Argentina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Argentina and Bulgaria?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bulgaria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Bulgaria rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Argentina ranks 87th and Bulgaria ranks 84th 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.