Bulgaria vs Portugal: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Bulgaria
5.0%
in 2022
Portugal
5.2%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
84th
Portugal rank
83rd
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 134 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 6.5% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.2% | 2.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 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, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd 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.