Australia vs United States: Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation
Australia
87.6%
in 2024
United States
87.4%
in 2022
Australia rank
33rd
United States rank
34th
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.6% against 87.4% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 33rd and United States ranks 34th of 90 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.8% | 88.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.8% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 87.6% against 87.4% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation between Australia and United States?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation?
- Australia ranks 33rd and United States ranks 34th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.