How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Tunisia?

16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

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.

Thailand vs Tunisia: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

Thailand

8.3%

in 2022

Tunisia

8.3%

in 2022

Thailand rank

76th

Tunisia rank

76th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

Thailand
Tunisia

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 8.3% against 8.3% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 76th and Tunisia ranks 76th of 134 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.3%	25.7%	2.6%	Thailand
2010s	14.2%	6.8%	7.5%	Thailand
2020s	9.0%	8.5%	0.5%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, Thailand or Tunisia?: Thailand, at 8.3% against 8.3% in Tunisia as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between Thailand and Tunisia?: 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Tunisia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Thailand and Tunisia rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: Thailand ranks 76th and Tunisia 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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Indicator: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit: % of people at risk
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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).