Haiti vs India: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Haiti
19.1%
in 2022
India
20.4%
in 2022
Haiti rank
54th
India rank
52nd
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Haiti
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 20.4% against 19.1% in Haiti, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was India ahead.
Haiti ranks 54th and India ranks 52nd of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 76.3% | 37.0% | India |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 40.3% | 13.4% | India |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 22.4% | 9.2% | Haiti |
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, Haiti or India?
- India, at 20.4% against 19.1% in Haiti as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Haiti and India?
- 1.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and India?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Haiti and India rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Haiti ranks 54th and India ranks 52nd 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.