Costa Rica vs Republic of Korea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
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
Medical doctors per 1,000 people 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 medical doctors per 1,000 people, 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 medical doctors per 1,000 people 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 medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Republic of Korea ranks 74th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.