Canada vs Tonga: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Canada
0.1%
in 2022
Tonga
0.2%
in 2008
Canada rank
116th
Tonga rank
114th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Canada
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.0 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Tonga ahead.
Canada ranks 116th and Tonga ranks 114th of 134 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required, Canada or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Canada as of 2008.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Canada and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2008.
- How do Canada and Tonga rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Canada ranks 116th and Tonga ranks 114th 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.