Costa Rica vs South Africa: Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health

Costa Rica
39.19
in 2015
South Africa
39.63
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
18th
South Africa rank
16th

Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 39.63 against 39.19 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.44.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 16th of 27 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 39.42 38.43 0.9875 Costa Rica
2010s 39.01 38.43 0.5803 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health, Costa Rica or South Africa?
South Africa, at 39.63 against 39.19 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.44, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 16th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 307 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed