Barbados vs Eritrea: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure
Barbados
49.5%
in 2023
Eritrea
48.4%
in 2023
Barbados rank
33rd
Eritrea rank
36th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure over time
- Barbados
- Eritrea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 49.5% against 48.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Barbados ranks 33rd and Eritrea ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 43.2% | 7.0% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 48.4% | 5.3% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 50.2% | 5.8% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure, Barbados or Eritrea?
- Barbados, at 49.5% against 48.4% in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure between Barbados and Eritrea?
- 1.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eritrea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 33rd and Eritrea ranks 36th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.