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

Costa Rica
0.1469
in 2015
El Salvador
0.1623
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
7th
El Salvador rank
6th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1623 against 0.1469 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0154.

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 7th and El Salvador ranks 6th of 29 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 0.1598 0.1726 0.0127 El Salvador
2010s 0.1593 0.1607 0.0014 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health workers, as a share of public total employees, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.1623 against 0.1469 in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in health workers, as a share of public total employees between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0154, 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 total employees?
Costa Rica ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 6th 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