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

Costa Rica
0.1477
in 2015
Zambia
0.1507
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
6th
Zambia rank
5th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1507 against 0.1477 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 5th of 23 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1545 0.1309 0.0236 Costa Rica
2010s 0.152 0.1423 0.0097 Costa Rica

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1507 against 0.1477 in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in health workers, as a share of public formal employees between Costa Rica and Zambia?
0.003, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 5th 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