El Salvador vs Tunisia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
El Salvador
13.3%
in 2022
Tunisia
13.6%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
66th
Tunisia rank
65th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- El Salvador
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 13.6% against 13.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Tunisia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 66th and Tunisia ranks 65th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 42.0% | 6.8% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.2% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.9% | 0.2% | Tunisia |
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, El Salvador or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 13.6% against 13.3% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between El Salvador and Tunisia?
- 0.3%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tunisia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Tunisia rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- El Salvador ranks 66th and Tunisia ranks 65th 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.