Costa Rica vs Uzbekistan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Costa Rica
2.69 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Uzbekistan
2.81 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
71st
Uzbekistan rank
69th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Costa Rica
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 2.81 per 1,000 people against 2.69 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Uzbekistan ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.968 per 1,000 people | 3.32 per 1,000 people | 2.35 per 1,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 0.9256 per 1,000 people | 3.22 per 1,000 people | 2.29 per 1,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 2.69 per 1,000 people | 0.7186 per 1,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 2.29 per 1,000 people | 2.39 per 1,000 people | 0.1048 per 1,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 0.0285 per 1,000 people | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Costa Rica or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 2.81 per 1,000 people against 2.69 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Costa Rica and Uzbekistan?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uzbekistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Uzbekistan rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Uzbekistan ranks 69th 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.