Italy vs Spain: Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals)

Italy
244,441 Number
in 2021
Spain
216,766 Number
in 2020
Italy rank
2nd
Spain rank
3rd

Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198020002021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 244,441 Number against 216,766 Number in Spain, a difference of 27,675 Number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 3rd of 42 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 212,154 Number 147,523 Number 64,631 Number Italy
2010s 235,580 Number 182,016 Number 53,564 Number Italy
2020s 237,844 Number 216,766 Number 21,078 Number Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals), Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 244,441 Number against 216,766 Number in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) between Italy and Spain?
27,675 Number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals)?
Italy ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - historical data (1980-2021). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - historical data (1980-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 1,443 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed