Health workers, as a share of public formal employees by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
0.2638
Australia
Lowest
0.0016
South Africa
Median
0.1013
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
240
What the numbers show
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 0.2638 in Australia; the lowest is 0.0016 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1013, and the mean is 0.1114.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 168.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 23.8%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 57.3%).
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0.2638 | 2015 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 2 | Chile | 0.2161 | 2017 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1695 | 2015 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 4 | El Salvador | 0.166 | 2014 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.1507 | 2015 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 0.1477 | 2015 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 7 | Honduras | 0.1358 | 2016 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 0.1344 | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0.1295 | 2017 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 0.1147 | 2017 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 0.1013 | 2019 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 12 | Uruguay | 0.1013 | 2017 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 13 | Armenia | 0.0994 | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 0.0983 | 2015 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 0.0919 | 2017 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.0903 | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 0.086 | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 0.08 | 2017 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 0.0663 | 2017 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 20 | Morocco | 0.0519 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 21 | Paraguay | 0.0328 | 2010 | down 57.3% | rising |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 0.0318 | 2011 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 23 | South Africa | 0.0016 | 2020 | up 14.0% | volatile |