Costa Rica vs Estonia: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population)
Costa Rica
10.89 per 10,000 people
in 2022
Estonia
10.29 per 10,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Estonia rank
17th
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.89 per 10,000 people against 10.29 per 10,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.6 per 10,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Estonia ranks 17th of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.73 per 10,000 people | 7.54 per 10,000 people | 3.81 per 10,000 people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 9.86 per 10,000 people | 9.43 per 10,000 people | 0.4337 per 10,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.75 per 10,000 people | 10.11 per 10,000 people | 0.64 per 10,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health worker density, by type of occupation, Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Costa Rica, at 10.89 per 10,000 people against 10.29 per 10,000 people in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in health worker density, by type of occupation between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 0.6 per 10,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Estonia ranks 17th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.