Costa Rica vs Panama: Nurses and midwives
Costa Rica
3.07 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Panama
3.35 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
109th
Panama rank
106th
Nurses and midwives over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.35 per 1,000 people against 3.07 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.28 per 1,000 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Panama ranks 106th of 188 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9369 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 0.1122 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2 per 1,000 people | 0.6072 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 2.73 per 1,000 people | 0.2553 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.08 per 1,000 people | 3.55 per 1,000 people | 0.4703 per 1,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.35 per 1,000 people against 3.07 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.28 per 1,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th and Panama ranks 106th 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
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.