Brazil vs Cape Verde: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Brazil
23.1%
in 2022
Cape Verde
21.6%
in 2022
Brazil rank
45th
Cape Verde rank
48th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Brazil
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 23.1% against 21.6% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 45th and Cape Verde ranks 48th of 134 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.9% | 0.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 16.8% | 2.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 16.2% | 1.4% | Cape Verde |
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, Brazil or Cape Verde?
- Brazil, at 23.1% against 21.6% in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Brazil and Cape Verde?
- 1.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cape Verde?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Cape Verde rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Brazil ranks 45th and Cape Verde ranks 48th 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.