Mauritania vs Togo: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Mauritania
69.1%
in 2022
Togo
72.4%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
14th
Togo rank
13th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Mauritania
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 72.4% against 69.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 3.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Togo ahead.
Mauritania ranks 14th and Togo ranks 13th of 134 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3% | 79.2% | 7.9% | Togo |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 70.5% | 16.7% | Togo |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 68.0% | 5.6% | Togo |
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, Mauritania or Togo?
- Togo, at 72.4% against 69.1% in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Mauritania and Togo?
- 3.3%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Mauritania ranks 14th and Togo ranks 13th 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.