Australia vs Cook Islands: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population)
Australia
6.52 per 10,000 people
in 2023
Cook Islands
6.57 per 10,000 people
in 2024
Australia rank
51st
Cook Islands rank
49th
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) over time
- Australia
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 6.57 per 10,000 people against 6.52 per 10,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.05 per 10,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Cook Islands ranks 49th of 184 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.01 per 10,000 people | 5.21 per 10,000 people | 0.2 per 10,000 people | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 5.9 per 10,000 people | 8.15 per 10,000 people | 2.25 per 10,000 people | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health worker density, by type of occupation, Australia or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 6.57 per 10,000 people against 6.52 per 10,000 people in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health worker density, by type of occupation between Australia and Cook Islands?
- 0.05 per 10,000 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cook Islands?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Cook Islands rank globally for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Australia ranks 51st and Cook Islands ranks 49th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.