Croatia vs Japan: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Croatia
0.4%
in 2022
Japan
0.5%
in 2022
Croatia rank
108th
Japan rank
107th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Croatia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 108th and Japan ranks 107th of 134 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 0.5% | 3.0% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Croatia |
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, Croatia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Croatia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Croatia and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Croatia ranks 108th and Japan ranks 107th 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.