Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
0.1171
Australia
Lowest
0.0041
Peru
Median
0.0369
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
216
What the numbers show
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 0.1171 in Australia; the lowest is 0.0041 in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0369, and the mean is 0.0437.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 98.8%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 83.6%).
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0.1171 | 2015 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0829 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 0.0776 | 2017 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 0.0722 | 2015 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 0.0639 | 2017 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 0.0625 | 2015 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 0.0549 | 2012 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0442 | 2015 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 0.0431 | 2016 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 10 | El Salvador | 0.0396 | 2017 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 0.0342 | 2016 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0292 | 2017 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 0.0289 | 2019 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 0.0263 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 15 | Russia | 0.0231 | 2016 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 16 | Paraguay | 0.0189 | 2010 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 0.0181 | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 18 | South Africa | 0.0165 | 2020 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 0.0163 | 2014 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 0.0041 | 2016 | down 83.6% | volatile |