Seychelles vs Thailand: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Seychelles
8.2%
in 2022
Thailand
8.3%
in 2022
Seychelles rank
78th
Thailand rank
76th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Seychelles
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.3% against 8.2% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 76th of 134 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 12.6% | 7.6% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 9.0% | 6.0% | 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, Seychelles or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.3% against 8.2% in Seychelles 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 Seychelles and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Thailand?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Seychelles and Thailand rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Seychelles ranks 78th 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.