Nepal vs Sudan: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Nepal
58.2%
in 2022
Sudan
63.3%
in 2022
Nepal rank
20th
Sudan rank
18th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Nepal
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 63.3% against 58.2% in Nepal, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 18th of 134 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.3% | 54.0% | 28.4% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 66.0% | 12.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 0.0% | — |
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, Nepal or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 63.3% against 58.2% in Nepal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Nepal and Sudan?
- 5.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sudan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and Sudan rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Nepal ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 18th 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.