Bangladesh vs Gambia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Bangladesh
51.0%
in 2022
Gambia
51.6%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
26th
Gambia rank
25th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Bangladesh
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 51.6% against 51.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 25th of 134 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 24.3% | 59.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 45.5% | 24.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 47.8% | 8.5% | 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, Bangladesh or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 51.6% 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 Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 0.6%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 25th 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.