Canada vs Costa Rica: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Canada
2.82 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica
2.69 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
68th
Costa Rica rank
71st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.82 per 1,000 people against 2.69 per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.13 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 0.517 per 1,000 people | 0.783 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 0.6465 per 1,000 people | 0.9535 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 0.9463 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.08 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 1.06 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 2.11 per 1,000 people | 0.1772 per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 0.1307 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 0.024 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 vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 2.82 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 vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.13 per 1,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.