Health workers, as a share of public total employees by country
Countries reporting
29
Highest
0.2614
Australia
Lowest
0.0015
South Africa
Median
0.1011
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
319
What the numbers show
Health workers, as a share of public total employees is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 0.2614 in Australia; the lowest is 0.0015 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1011, and the mean is 0.1104.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 169.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 29.1%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 73.6%).
Health workers, as a share of public total employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0.2614 | 2015 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 2 | Chile | 0.217 | 2017 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 0.1918 | 2013 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | Mauritius | 0.1916 | 2012 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 0.169 | 2015 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 6 | El Salvador | 0.1623 | 2014 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 0.1469 | 2015 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 8 | Peru | 0.1411 | 2015 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 0.1325 | 2017 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 10 | Ecuador | 0.1295 | 2017 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 0.1289 | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1239 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 13 | Argentina | 0.1151 | 2017 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 14 | Uruguay | 0.1013 | 2017 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 0.1011 | 2019 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia | 0.0992 | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 17 | Palestine, State of | 0.0956 | 2017 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 18 | Guatemala | 0.0932 | 2017 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 0.0891 | 2014 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 0.0877 | 2016 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 0.0829 | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 22 | Jordan | 0.0732 | 2016 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 23 | Colombia | 0.0663 | 2017 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 24 | Morocco | 0.0524 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 0.0409 | 2019 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 26 | Zambia | 0.039 | 2015 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 0.0343 | 2011 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0.0328 | 2010 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.0015 | 2020 | up 13.9% | volatile |