Brazil vs Sweden: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population)
Brazil
7.85 per 10,000 people
in 2024
Sweden
7.79 per 10,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
35th
Sweden rank
37th
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7.85 per 10,000 people against 7.79 per 10,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 per 10,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 37th of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.45 per 10,000 people | 8.18 per 10,000 people | 2.27 per 10,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 10.22 per 10,000 people | 8.1 per 10,000 people | 2.12 per 10,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.83 per 10,000 people | 7.74 per 10,000 people | 0.91 per 10,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health worker density, by type of occupation, Brazil or Sweden?
- Brazil, at 7.85 per 10,000 people against 7.79 per 10,000 people in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health worker density, by type of occupation between Brazil and Sweden?
- 0.06 per 10,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Brazil ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 37th 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.