Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Costa Rica
8.9%
in 2022
Mongolia
10.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
75th
Mongolia rank
73rd
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Costa Rica
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 10.4% against 8.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Mongolia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Mongolia ranks 73rd of 134 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 17.4% | 3.0% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 17.3% | 8.6% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.2% | 0.1% | Mongolia |
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, Costa Rica or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 10.4% against 8.9% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Costa Rica and Mongolia?
- 1.5%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mongolia rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Mongolia ranks 73rd 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.