Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure
Fiji
8.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
8.6%
in 2023
Fiji rank
177th
Papua New Guinea rank
174th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure over time
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 8.6% against 8.3% in Fiji, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 8.7% | 5.8% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 9.7% | 11.2% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 9.6% | 6.3% | Fiji |
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, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 8.6% against 8.3% in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Fiji ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 174th 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.