Tonga vs Turkmenistan: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population)
Tonga
1.42 per 10,000 people
in 2020
Turkmenistan
1.23 per 10,000 people
in 2024
Tonga rank
118th
Turkmenistan rank
121st
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) over time
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.42 per 10,000 people against 1.23 per 10,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.19 per 10,000 people.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 118th and Turkmenistan ranks 121st of 184 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.14 per 10,000 people | 1.78 per 10,000 people | 0.3667 per 10,000 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.22 per 10,000 people | 1.09 per 10,000 people | 0.13 per 10,000 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.42 per 10,000 people | 1.23 per 10,000 people | 0.19 per 10,000 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health worker density, by type of occupation, Tonga or Turkmenistan?
- Tonga, at 1.42 per 10,000 people against 1.23 per 10,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in health worker density, by type of occupation between Tonga and Turkmenistan?
- 0.19 per 10,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Turkmenistan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Tonga and Turkmenistan rank globally for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Tonga ranks 118th and Turkmenistan ranks 121st 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.