What is the difference in physicians between Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?

0.08 per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

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

Costa Rica vs Republic of Korea: Physicians

Costa Rica

2.69 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Republic of Korea

2.61 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Costa Rica rank

71st

Republic of Korea rank

74th

Physicians over time

Costa Rica
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.69 per 1,000 people against 2.61 per 1,000 people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and Republic of Korea ranks 74th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.9463 per 1,000 people	0.6667 per 1,000 people	0.2797 per 1,000 people	Costa Rica
1990s	1.02 per 1,000 people	1.12 per 1,000 people	0.0985 per 1,000 people	Republic of Korea
2000s	1.97 per 1,000 people	1.72 per 1,000 people	0.2592 per 1,000 people	Costa Rica
2010s	2.29 per 1,000 people	2.23 per 1,000 people	0.0596 per 1,000 people	Costa Rica
2020s	2.58 per 1,000 people	2.54 per 1,000 people	0.037 per 1,000 people	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Costa Rica or Republic of Korea?: Costa Rica, at 2.69 per 1,000 people against 2.61 per 1,000 people in Republic of Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?: 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Republic of Korea rank globally for physicians?: Costa Rica ranks 71st and Republic of Korea ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Physicians (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: 194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.