Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household
Bangladesh
41.7%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
35.3%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time
- Bangladesh
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 41.7% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 74 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 44.4% | 12.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 38.1% | 5.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 35.3% | 6.4% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 41.7% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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.