Bulgaria vs Jamaica: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household
Bulgaria
18.8%
in 2023
Jamaica
21.5%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Jamaica rank
30th
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time
- Bulgaria
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 21.5% against 18.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 30th of 74 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.4% | 3.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 21.5% | 1.6% | Jamaica |
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, Bulgaria or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 21.5% against 18.8% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Bulgaria and Jamaica?
- 2.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Jamaica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 30th 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.