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

14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

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

Lesotho

30.0%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

29.2%

in 2022

Lesotho rank

38th

Sri Lanka rank

40th

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

Lesotho
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 30.0% against 29.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	60.7%	45.6%	15.1%	Lesotho
2010s	24.7%	37.8%	13.2%	Sri Lanka
2020s	25.1%	27.0%	1.9%	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, Lesotho or Sri Lanka?: Lesotho, at 30.0% against 29.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Lesotho and Sri Lanka?: 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sri Lanka?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?: Lesotho ranks 38th 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.