Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees

Costa Rica
0.1477
in 2015
El Salvador
0.166
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
6th
El Salvador rank
4th

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.166 against 0.1477 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0183.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and El Salvador ranks 4th of 23 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1602 0.175 0.0148 El Salvador
2010s 0.1602 0.1662 0.006 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health workers, as a share of public formal employees, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.166 against 0.1477 in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in health workers, as a share of public formal employees between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0183, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and El Salvador ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Health workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 240 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed