Japan vs Spain: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Japan
0.5%
in 2022
Spain
0.7%
in 2022
Japan rank
107th
Spain rank
104th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 107th and Spain ranks 104th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Spain |
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, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Japan and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Japan ranks 107th and Spain ranks 104th 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.