Costa Rica vs Samoa: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Costa Rica
10.4%
in 2022
Samoa
10.0%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
74th
Samoa rank
75th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.4% against 10.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Samoa ranks 75th of 134 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 13.2% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.9% | 1.7% | 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 Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 10.4% against 10.0% in Samoa 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 Samoa?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Samoa ranks 75th 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.