Central and Southern Asia vs Nigeria: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household
Central and Southern Asia
30.7%
in 2022
Nigeria
47.4%
in 2022
Central and Southern Asia rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
1st
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time
- Central and Southern Asia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 47.4% against 30.7% in Central and Southern Asia, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Central and Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Central and Southern Asia ahead.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 14 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central and Southern Asia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 40.1% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 47.1% | 12.5% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 47.4% | 16.7% | Nigeria |
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, Central and Southern Asia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 47.4% against 30.7% in Central and Southern Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Central and Southern Asia and Nigeria?
- 16.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central and Southern Asia and Nigeria?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Central and Southern Asia and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 14 groups.
- 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.