Spain vs Switzerland: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 12.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 8.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Switzerland, a difference of 4.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 12th of 27 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 2020s | 11.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 12.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 8.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Spain and Switzerland?
- 4.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Spain ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 12th 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
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.