Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025 definition): population (%) by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
48.4%
Nigeria
Lowest
7.4%
Luxembourg
Median
17.1%
Years covered
37
1988–2024
Data points
358
What the numbers show
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025 definition): population (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 48.4% in Nigeria; the lowest is 7.4% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.1%, and the mean is 22.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 235.8%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 39.3%).
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 48.4% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 45.8% | 2022 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 45.7% | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 44.2% | 2014 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 40.8% | 2020 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 37.6% | 2020 | up 52.3% | falling |
| 7 | Georgia | 33.3% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 8 | Tunisia | 31.1% | 2021 | up 32.2% | flat |
| 9 | Pakistan | 30.5% | 2018 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 10 | Armenia | 29.8% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 29.7% | 2021 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 28.9% | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 13 | Togo | 28.6% | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 14 | Nepal | 28.3% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 15 | Cambodia | 27.8% | 2023 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 16 | Philippines | 27.6% | 2018 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 26.7% | 2020 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 18 | Peru | 23.7% | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 22.6% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 20 | Palestine, State of | 22.3% | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 17.1% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 16.8% | 2022 | up 66.1% | flat |
| 23 | Mexico | 15.9% | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 15.7% | 2021 | down 34.9% | flat |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 15.2% | 2019 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo | 15.1% | 2016 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15.1% | 2016 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 28 | Montenegro | 15.1% | 2015 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 14.2% | 2019 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 13.8% | 2015 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 31 | Belarus | 13.8% | 2016 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 32 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.8% | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% | 2022 | up 53.6% | falling |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.8% | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 10.3% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 10.1% | 2010 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 9.7% | 2023 | up 235.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 8.6% | 2017 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 8.2% | 2022 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 40 | United States of America | 7.5% | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 7.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |