Benin vs Honduras: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Benin
47.4%
in 2019
Honduras
45.8%
in 2022
Benin rank
28th
Honduras rank
31st
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Benin
- Honduras
How they compare
Benin currently reports 47.4% against 45.8% in Honduras, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Honduras ahead.
Benin ranks 28th and Honduras ranks 31st of 134 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 60.5% | 4.4% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 51.5% | 1.3% | Honduras |
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, Benin or Honduras?
- Benin, at 47.4% against 45.8% in Honduras as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Benin and Honduras?
- 1.6%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Honduras?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Honduras rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Benin ranks 28th and Honduras ranks 31st 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.