What is the difference in physicians between Costa Rica and Lebanon?

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

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.

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 Lebanon: Physicians

Costa Rica

2.69 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Lebanon

2.68 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

71st

Lebanon rank

72nd

Physicians over time

Costa Rica
Lebanon

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.69 per 1,000 people against 2.68 per 1,000 people in Lebanon, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and Lebanon ranks 72nd of 194 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.454 per 1,000 people	0.858 per 1,000 people	0.404 per 1,000 people	Lebanon
1970s	0.6465 per 1,000 people	1.21 per 1,000 people	0.563 per 1,000 people	Lebanon
1990s	0.8775 per 1,000 people	1.98 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	Lebanon
2000s	2.08 per 1,000 people	2.39 per 1,000 people	0.3145 per 1,000 people	Lebanon
2010s	2.27 per 1,000 people	2.32 per 1,000 people	0.05 per 1,000 people	Lebanon
2020s	2.49 per 1,000 people	2.68 per 1,000 people	0.186 per 1,000 people	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians, Costa Rica or Lebanon?: Costa Rica, at 2.69 per 1,000 people against 2.68 per 1,000 people in Lebanon as of 2022.
What is the difference in physicians between Costa Rica and Lebanon?: 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Lebanon rank globally for physicians?: Costa Rica ranks 71st and Lebanon ranks 72nd 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: 03 September 2026

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.