Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population)
Papua New Guinea
0.06 per 10,000 people
in 2024
Rwanda
0.09 per 10,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
164th
Rwanda rank
161st
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.09 per 10,000 people against 0.06 per 10,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 per 10,000 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 164th and Rwanda ranks 161st of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.16 per 10,000 people | 0.07 per 10,000 people | 0.09 per 10,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.11 per 10,000 people | 0.185 per 10,000 people | 0.075 per 10,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.055 per 10,000 people | 0.17 per 10,000 people | 0.115 per 10,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health worker density, by type of occupation, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.09 per 10,000 people against 0.06 per 10,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health worker density, by type of occupation between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0.03 per 10,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 164th and Rwanda ranks 161st 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.