Egypt vs Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household
Egypt
36.9%
in 2019
Northern Africa and Western Asia
23.9%
in 2022
Egypt rank
7th
Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
7th
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time
- Egypt
- Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 36.9% against 23.9% in Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 7th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 7th of 74 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 21.8% | 5.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 23.2% | 12.2% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Egypt, at 36.9% against 23.9% in Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Egypt and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 13.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 7th 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.