How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?

11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.

Iraq vs Sri Lanka: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required

Iraq

26.4%

in 2018

Sri Lanka

29.2%

in 2022

Iraq rank

43rd

Sri Lanka rank

40th

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

Iraq
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 29.2% against 26.4% in Iraq, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 134 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.2%	45.8%	23.6%	Sri Lanka
2010s	37.1%	37.3%	0.2%	Sri Lanka

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, Iraq or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 29.2% against 26.4% in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Iraq and Sri Lanka?: 2.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?: Iraq ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 40th 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.