Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income
Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.41 Factor of GDP per capita against 2.17 Factor of GDP per capita in Netherlands, a difference of 0.24 Factor of GDP per capita.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 15 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.69 Factor of GDP per capita | 1.84 Factor of GDP per capita | 2.86 Factor of GDP per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.37 Factor of GDP per capita | 2.39 Factor of GDP per capita | 1.98 Factor of GDP per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.81 Factor of GDP per capita | 2.22 Factor of GDP per capita | 0.592 Factor of GDP per capita | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remuneration of health professionals — annual income, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
- Costa Rica, at 2.41 Factor of GDP per capita against 2.17 Factor of GDP per capita in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in remuneration of health professionals — annual income between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 0.24 Factor of GDP per capita, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for remuneration of health professionals — annual income?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 15 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the remuneration of health professionals by category (ie. general practitioners, specialists, and hospital nurses) and by status (ie. salaried and self-employed). General practice includes fully-qualified general practitioners (GPs). Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Specialists include fully-qualified physicians who have specialised and work primarily in areas other than general practice. Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Salaried hospital nurses include registered nurses actively practising in public and private hospitals and who receive most of their income via a salary. Salaried: Employees and who receive most of their income via a salary. Self-employed: Physicians who are primarily non-salaried. That is, they are either self-employed, or operate independently, usually receiving (mainly) either capitation or fee-for-service reimbursement. For physicians who are both salaried and operate in a self-employed or independent capacity, they are presented in the category under which they receive the majority of their compensation. Remuneration is defined as the average gross annual income, including social security contributions and income taxes payable by the employee. NOTE: Average salaries for healthcare professionals are now converted to USD PPPs using PPPs for private consumption to bring them in line with average earnings calculations across the OECD. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.