Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Bulgaria
5.0%
in 2022
Ukraine
5.6%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
84th
Ukraine rank
81st
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 5.6% against 5.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ukraine ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 84th and Ukraine ranks 81st of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 16.1% | 4.5% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.0% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 5.6% 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 Ukraine?
- 0.6%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th and Ukraine ranks 81st 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.