Austria vs Thailand: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Austria
0.2%
in 2022
Thailand
0.3%
in 2022
Austria rank
114th
Thailand rank
112th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Austria
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times Austria's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 112th of 134 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 8.2% | 8.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required, Austria or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Austria and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Thailand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Thailand rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Austria ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 112th 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 the population at risk of catastrophic spending when 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
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.