Argentina vs Malaysia: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Argentina
7.7%
in 2022
Malaysia
7.2%
in 2018
Argentina rank
79th
Malaysia rank
81st
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Argentina
- Malaysia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 7.7% against 7.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 81st of 134 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 21.7% | 6.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 11.7% | 4.6% | Malaysia |
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, Argentina or Malaysia?
- Argentina, at 7.7% against 7.2% in Malaysia 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 Argentina and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Argentina ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 81st 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.