What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Costa Rica and Indonesia?

0.17 per 1,000 people, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?

12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Nurses and midwives

Costa Rica

3.07 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Indonesia

3.24 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

109th

Indonesia rank

108th

Nurses and midwives over time

Costa Rica
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 3.24 per 1,000 people against 3.07 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17 per 1,000 people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 109th and Indonesia ranks 108th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.887 per 1,000 people	0.619 per 1,000 people	0.268 per 1,000 people	Costa Rica
2000s	1.38 per 1,000 people	0.8 per 1,000 people	0.581 per 1,000 people	Costa Rica
2010s	2.64 per 1,000 people	1.87 per 1,000 people	0.7677 per 1,000 people	Costa Rica
2020s	3.08 per 1,000 people	4.04 per 1,000 people	0.9597 per 1,000 people	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Costa Rica or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 3.24 per 1,000 people against 3.07 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Costa Rica and Indonesia?: 0.17 per 1,000 people, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Costa Rica ranks 109th and Indonesia ranks 108th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit: per 1,000 people
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.