Costa Rica vs Montenegro: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Costa Rica
2.69 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Montenegro
2.78 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
Montenegro rank
70th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Costa Rica
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 2.78 per 1,000 people against 2.69 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Montenegro ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Montenegro ranks 70th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 0.081 per 1,000 people | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 0.0034 per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.29 per 1,000 people | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 0.0681 per 1,000 people | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 2.84 per 1,000 people | 0.2573 per 1,000 people | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Costa Rica or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 2.78 per 1,000 people against 2.69 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Costa Rica and Montenegro?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Montenegro?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Montenegro rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Montenegro ranks 70th 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.