Northern America vs Philippines: Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household
Northern America
7.5%
in 2022
Philippines
31.0%
in 2023
Northern America rank
13th
Philippines rank
13th
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household over time
- Northern America
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 31.0% against 7.5% in Northern America, a difference of 23.5%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 4.1 times Northern America's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 13th of 14 groups.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 35.7% | 26.9% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 34.6% | 26.5% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 33.9% | 26.6% | Philippines |
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, Northern America or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 31.0% against 7.5% in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household between Northern America and Philippines?
- 23.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Philippines?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Northern America and Philippines rank globally for proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household?
- Northern America ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 13th 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.