Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases
Costa Rica
31,870 Number of people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
55,627 Number of people
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
93rd
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 55,627 Number of people against 31,870 Number of people in Costa Rica, a difference of 23,757 Number of people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,764 Number of people | 64,216 Number of people | 34,452 Number of people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 17,506 Number of people | 58,398 Number of people | 40,893 Number of people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 55,627 Number of people against 31,870 Number of people in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 23,757 Number of people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).