Tonga vs United States of America: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Tonga
0.2%
in 2008
United States of America
0.3%
in 2022
Tonga rank
114th
United States of America rank
112th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Tonga
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 114th and United States of America ranks 112th of 134 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required, Tonga or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Tonga as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Tonga and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and United States of America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2008.
- How do Tonga and United States of America rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Tonga ranks 114th and United States of America ranks 112th 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.