Costa Rica vs Lebanon: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
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
Medical doctors per 1,000 people 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 medical doctors per 1,000 people, 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 medical doctors per 1,000 people 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 medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Lebanon ranks 72nd 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.