El Salvador vs Latvia: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
El Salvador
12.9%
in 2022
Latvia
11.8%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
70th
Latvia rank
71st
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- El Salvador
- Latvia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.9% against 11.8% in Latvia, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Latvia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 70th and Latvia ranks 71st of 134 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 20.9% | 6.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 11.7% | 6.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 8.8% | 5.5% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Latvia?
- El Salvador, at 12.9% against 11.8% in Latvia 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 El Salvador and Latvia?
- 1.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Latvia rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- El Salvador ranks 70th 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.