Costa Rica vs Latvia: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Costa Rica
10.4%
in 2022
Latvia
11.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
74th
Latvia rank
71st
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 11.8% against 10.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Latvia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Latvia ranks 71st of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 20.9% | 2.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 8.8% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 11.8% against 10.4% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 1.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Latvia ranks 71st 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 people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for 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
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below the extreme poverty threshold.