Estonia vs Lithuania: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social

Estonia
3.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Lithuania
2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Estonia rank
2nd
Lithuania rank
3rd

Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social over time

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 3.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Lithuania, a difference of 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lithuania ahead.

Estonia ranks 2nd and Lithuania ranks 3rd of 6 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lithuania Difference Ahead
2000s 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.623 Per 1 000 inhabitants Lithuania
2010s 2.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.319 Per 1 000 inhabitants Estonia
2020s 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.886 Per 1 000 inhabitants Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Estonia or Lithuania?
Estonia, at 3.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Estonia and Lithuania?
0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Estonia ranks 2nd and Lithuania ranks 3rd of 6 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 662 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of caring personnel (personal care workers) by status (ie. practising caring personnel or professionally active caring personnel). Caring personnel (personal care workers) include both Healthcare assistants in institutions (ISCO-08 5321) and Home-based personal care workers (ISCO-08 5322). Practising caring personnel (personal care workers) provide direct personal care and assistance with activities of daily living. Professionally active caring personnel (personal care workers) include practising caring personnel and other caring personnel for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.