Egypt vs Paraguay: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Egypt
26.6%
in 2022
Paraguay
25.2%
in 2022
Egypt rank
42nd
Paraguay rank
44th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Egypt
- Paraguay
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 26.6% against 25.2% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 42nd and Paraguay ranks 44th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 45.8% | 1.3% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 28.3% | 1.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 20.4% | 5.9% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Paraguay?
- Egypt, at 26.6% against 25.2% in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Egypt and Paraguay?
- 1.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Paraguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Paraguay rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Egypt ranks 42nd and Paraguay ranks 44th 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.