Costa Rica vs Mexico: Nurses and midwives

Costa Rica
3.07 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
3.03 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
109th
Mexico rank
112th

Nurses and midwives over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
11.522.53199020062022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.07 per 1,000 people against 3.03 per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 109th and Mexico ranks 112th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9369 per 1,000 people 2.06 per 1,000 people 1.13 per 1,000 people Mexico
2000s 1.46 per 1,000 people 2.33 per 1,000 people 0.8669 per 1,000 people Mexico
2010s 2.43 per 1,000 people 2.73 per 1,000 people 0.2964 per 1,000 people Mexico
2020s 3.08 per 1,000 people 2.98 per 1,000 people 0.099 per 1,000 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 3.07 per 1,000 people against 3.03 per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for nurses and midwives?
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Mexico ranks 112th 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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About this data

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

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.