South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers

South Africa
165
in 2020
Sri Lanka
206
in 2016
South Africa rank
13th
Sri Lanka rank
12th

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers over time

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
0200400600200020102020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 206 against 165 in South Africa, a difference of 41.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 13th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 27 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 533.5 170 363.5 South Africa
2010s 388.6 203.2 185.4 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 206 against 165 in South Africa as of 2016.
What is the difference in number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
41, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
South Africa ranks 13th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 297 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed