Côte d'Ivoire vs Latvia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Côte d'Ivoire
100.0%
in 2022
Latvia
89.9%
in 2022
Côte d'Ivoire rank
1st
Latvia rank
4th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Latvia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 100.0% against 89.9% in Latvia, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Latvia ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 4th of 134 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 97.6% | 2.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 95.5% | 3.8% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 87.1% | 11.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
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, Côte d'Ivoire or Latvia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 100.0% against 89.9% in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Côte d'Ivoire and Latvia?
- 10.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Latvia rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 4th 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.