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

Costa Rica
0.0549
in 2012
El Salvador
0.0396
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
7th
El Salvador rank
10th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0549 against 0.0396 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0153.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 20 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 0.0528 0.0569 0.0041 El Salvador
2010s 0.0549 0.0692 0.0143 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical workers, as a share of public formal employees, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.0549 against 0.0396 in El Salvador as of 2012.
What is the difference in medical workers, as a share of public formal employees between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0153, with Costa Rica 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 medical workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Costa Rica ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Medical 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
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 216 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed