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

Iceland
17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2020
Lithuania
2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Iceland rank
4th
Lithuania rank
3rd

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

  • Iceland
  • Lithuania
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Lithuania, a difference of 15.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Iceland's figure about 7.6 times Lithuania's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 3rd of 27 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Lithuania Difference Ahead
2000s 13.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants Iceland
2010s 13.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants Iceland
2020s 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants 15.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Iceland or Lithuania?
Iceland, at 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Lithuania as of 2020.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Iceland and Lithuania?
15.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lithuania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Lithuania rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Iceland ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 3rd of 27 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.