Belarus vs Bhutan: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Belarus
1.5%
in 2022
Bhutan
1.6%
in 2022
Belarus rank
101st
Bhutan rank
100th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Belarus
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 101st and Bhutan ranks 100th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 14.4% | 3.8% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 11.6% | 4.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | — |
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, Belarus or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Belarus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Belarus and Bhutan?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bhutan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Bhutan rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Belarus ranks 101st and Bhutan ranks 100th 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.