Japan vs Vanuatu: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Japan
0.5%
in 2022
Vanuatu
0.7%
in 2022
Japan rank
107th
Vanuatu rank
104th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Japan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 107th and Vanuatu ranks 104th of 134 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vanuatu?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Vanuatu rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Japan ranks 107th and Vanuatu 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.