Costa Rica vs Korea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
2.69 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Korea
2.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
71st
Korea rank
74th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.69 per 1,000 people against 2.61 per 1,000 people in Korea, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Korea ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9463 per 1,000 people | 0.6667 per 1,000 people | 0.2797 per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 0.0985 per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 1.72 per 1,000 people | 0.2592 per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.29 per 1,000 people | 2.23 per 1,000 people | 0.0596 per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 0.037 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, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 2.69 per 1,000 people against 2.61 per 1,000 people in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Korea ranks 74th 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.