Latvia vs Venezuela: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Latvia
11.8%
in 2022
Venezuela
15.2%
in 2022
Latvia rank
71st
Venezuela rank
68th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Latvia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 15.2% against 11.8% in Latvia, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 71st and Venezuela ranks 68th of 134 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.0% | 3.9% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 13.0% | 1.3% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 14.7% | 5.8% | Venezuela |
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, Latvia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 15.2% 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 Latvia and Venezuela?
- 3.4%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Venezuela?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Venezuela rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Latvia ranks 71st and Venezuela ranks 68th 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.