Argentina vs Thailand: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Argentina
7.7%
in 2022
Thailand
8.3%
in 2022
Argentina rank
79th
Thailand rank
76th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Argentina
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.3% against 7.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Thailand ahead.
Argentina ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 76th of 134 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 24.6% | 9.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 14.2% | 7.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 9.0% | 0.3% | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.3% against 7.7% in Argentina 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 Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Thailand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Thailand rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Argentina ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 76th 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.