Kiribati vs Sri Lanka: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Kiribati
34.0%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
30.3%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Kiribati
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 34.0% against 30.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kiribati ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 46.6% | 6.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 35.9% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.0% | 2.0% | Kiribati |
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, Kiribati or Sri Lanka?
- Kiribati, at 34.0% against 30.3% in Sri Lanka 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 Kiribati and Sri Lanka?
- 3.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sri Lanka?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Kiribati ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th 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.