Samoa vs Thailand: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Samoa
10.0%
in 2016
Thailand
8.3%
in 2022
Samoa rank
75th
Thailand rank
76th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time
- Samoa
- Thailand
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 10.0% against 8.3% in Thailand, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 75th 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 | Samoa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 25.0% | 11.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 15.7% | 3.7% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Samoa or Thailand?
- Samoa, at 10.0% against 8.3% in Thailand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Samoa and Thailand?
- 1.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Thailand?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Samoa and Thailand rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Samoa ranks 75th and Thailand ranks 76th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). 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 a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).