El Salvador vs Malaysia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when

El Salvador
13.3
in 2022
Malaysia
11.3
in 2018
El Salvador rank
66th
Malaysia rank
69th

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
10203040200320122022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 13.3 against 11.3 in Malaysia, a difference of 2.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 134 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 30.53 28.91 1.61 El Salvador
2010s 19.04 16.06 2.99 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when, El Salvador or Malaysia?
El Salvador, at 13.3 against 11.3 in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when between El Salvador and Malaysia?
2, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when?
El Salvador ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure 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

Indicator
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed