Brazil vs Costa Rica: Health workers, as a share of public total employees

Brazil
0.1325
in 2017
Costa Rica
0.1469
in 2015
Brazil rank
9th
Costa Rica rank
7th

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

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1469 against 0.1325 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0144.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 29 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1184 0.1549 0.0365 Costa Rica
2010s 0.1563 0.1531 0.0032 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health workers, as a share of public total employees, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.1469 against 0.1325 in Brazil as of 2015.
What is the difference in health workers, as a share of public total employees between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.0144, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for health workers, as a share of public total employees?
Brazil ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Health workers, as a share of public total 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 total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed