India vs Morocco: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
India
20.4%
in 2022
Morocco
20.9%
in 2022
India rank
52nd
Morocco rank
49th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- India
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 20.9% against 20.4% in India, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was India ahead.
India ranks 52nd and Morocco ranks 49th of 134 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 38.4% | 31.9% | India |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 25.7% | 16.4% | India |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.5% | 2.0% | India |
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, India or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 20.9% against 20.4% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between India and Morocco?
- 0.5%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Morocco?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do India and Morocco rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- India ranks 52nd and Morocco ranks 49th 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.