South Korea vs Latvia: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000

South Korea
8.26
in 2023
Latvia
8.59
in 2024
South Korea rank
40th
Latvia rank
37th

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 over time

  • South Korea
  • Latvia
02.557.51012.5200020122024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 8.59 against 8.26 in South Korea, a difference of 0.33.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 37th of 165 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 8.33 5.97 2.36 South Korea
2010s 6.81 7.89 1.08 Latvia
2020s 7.94 8.7 0.7575 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pharmaceutical personnel per 1000, South Korea or Latvia?
Latvia, at 8.59 against 8.26 in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 between South Korea and Latvia?
0.33, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latvia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Latvia rank globally for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
South Korea ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 37th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed