Australia vs South Korea: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Australia
0.1%
in 2021
South Korea
0.1%
in 2022
Australia rank
114th
South Korea rank
114th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 114th and South Korea ranks 114th of 134 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
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, Australia or South Korea?
- Australia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in South Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Australia and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Australia ranks 114th and South Korea ranks 114th 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.