Spain vs Vanuatu: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Spain
0.7%
in 2022
Vanuatu
0.7%
in 2022
Spain rank
104th
Vanuatu rank
104th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Spain
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Spain ranks 104th 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 | Spain | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 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, Spain or Vanuatu?
- Spain, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Vanuatu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Spain and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Vanuatu?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Spain and Vanuatu rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Spain ranks 104th 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.