Bulgaria vs Upper middle income: Proportion of population facing large (but non-impoverishing)
Proportion of population facing large (but non-impoverishing) over time
- Bulgaria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 10.0% against 5.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 78 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.7% | 2.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 6.1% | 3.8% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population facing large (but non-impoverishing), Bulgaria or Upper middle income?
- Bulgaria, at 10.0% against 5.8% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population facing large (but non-impoverishing) between Bulgaria and Upper middle income?
- 4.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Upper middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Upper middle income rank globally for proportion of population facing large (but non-impoverishing)?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Proportion of population facing large (but non-impoverishing) out-of-pocket health expenditure (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of population spending more than 40% but less than 100% of household discretionary budget on out-of-pocket health expenditure (%) The discretionary budget is defined as the total household budget, measured by consumption expenditure or income, minus the societal poverty line (SPL). Using 2017 purchasing power parities (PPPs), the SPL corresponds to whichever is greater: $2.15 (the international poverty line) or $1.15 + 50% of median household consumption expenditure or income, excluding out-of-pocket household expenditure on health. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).