Pharmacists in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Pharmacists was 12.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.09
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
15th
of 164 countries
All-time high
12.09
in 2022
All-time low
2.91
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022

Pharmacists in Costa Rica, 2000–2022

246810122000201120222000: 2.92011: 8.22013: 7.82014: 8.32015: 8.92016: 9.42017: 9.82018: 10.32019: 10.82020: 11.32021: 11.82022: 12.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, pharmacists in Costa Rica stood at 12.09. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmacists in Costa Rica peaked at 12.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 15th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Pharmacists in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Pharmacists (per 10,000) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 2.91
2011 8.2 +181.8%
2013 7.76 -5.4%
2014 8.34 +7.5%
2015 8.89 +6.6%
2016 9.39 +5.6%
2017 9.83 +4.7%
2018 10.34 +5.2%
2019 10.84 +4.8%
2020 11.27 +4.0%
2021 11.78 +4.5%
2022 12.09 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.91 2.91 2.91 1
2010s 9.2 7.76 10.84 8
2020s 11.71 11.27 12.09 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Spain 12.45 compare
  2. 13 Iceland 12.2 compare
  3. 14 India 12.12 compare
  4. 16 Ireland 11.89 compare
  5. 17 Canada 11.66 compare
  6. 18 Finland 11.61 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmacists in Costa Rica?
Pharmacists in Costa Rica was 12.09 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 12.09 in 2022.
What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for pharmacists?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
Is pharmacists rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pharmacists (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmacists (per 10,000)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
166 places, 3,004 data points, 1990–2024
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