Costa Rica vs Japan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
2.69 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Japan
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
71st
Japan rank
73rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.69 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Japan ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.454 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | 0.546 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.6465 per 1,000 people | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 0.5035 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9675 per 1,000 people | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 0.8193 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.85 per 1,000 people | 2.05 per 1,000 people | 0.205 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.33 per 1,000 people | 2.35 per 1,000 people | 0.0204 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.59 per 1,000 people | 2.62 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | Japan |
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, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 2.69 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Japan ranks 73rd 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.