How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ukraine?

20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

Dominican Republic vs Ukraine: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required

Dominican Republic

5.7%

in 2022

Ukraine

5.6%

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

80th

Ukraine rank

81st

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time

Dominican Republic
Ukraine

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 80th and Ukraine ranks 81st of 134 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34.2%	16.1%	18.1%	Dominican Republic
2010s	11.9%	7.0%	4.9%	Dominican Republic
2020s	4.4%	4.4%	0.0%	Dominican Republic

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, Dominican Republic or Ukraine?: Dominican Republic, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Ukraine as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Dominican Republic and Ukraine?: 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ukraine?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Ukraine rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?: Dominican Republic ranks 80th 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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Indicator: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Unit: % of people at risk
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.