Estonia vs United States: Hospital employment
Hospital employment over time
- Estonia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 21.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 13.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Estonia, a difference of 8.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Estonia's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 6 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 19.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
| 2010s | 12.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 20.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
| 2020s | 12.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 21.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hospital employment, Estonia or United States?
- United States, at 21.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 13.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in hospital employment between Estonia and United States?
- 8.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and United States rank globally for hospital employment?
- Estonia ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 6 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospital 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 total hospital employment (ie. persons employed in general and specialty hospitals) by category: Physicians Professional nurses and midwives Associate professional nurses Healthcare assistants Other health service providers Other staff Data are presented by number of persons employed (head counts), and number of full-time equivalent (FTE) persons. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.