Korea vs Slovenia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Korea
0.1%
in 2022
Slovenia
0.1%
in 2022
Korea rank
116th
Slovenia rank
116th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Korea
- Slovenia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Slovenia ahead.
Korea ranks 116th and Slovenia ranks 116th of 134 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
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, Korea or Slovenia?
- Korea, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Slovenia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Korea and Slovenia?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Slovenia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Slovenia rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Korea ranks 116th and Slovenia ranks 116th 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.