Bangladesh vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household
Bangladesh
41.7%
in 2022
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
34.6%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
2nd
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time
- Bangladesh
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 41.7% against 34.6% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 74 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 42.1% | 9.8% | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 36.0% | 3.3% | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 34.6% | 7.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household, Bangladesh or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Bangladesh, at 41.7% against 34.6% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Bangladesh and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 7.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditure on health exceeding 40% of household discretionary budget, by location, quintile, type of household and characteristics of the head of household (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.