Costa Rica vs Panama: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people

Costa Rica
3.07
in 2022
Panama
3.35
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
109th
Panama rank
106th

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
1234199020062022

How they compare

Panama currently reports 3.35 against 3.07 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.28.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 109th and Panama ranks 106th of 188 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9369 1.05 0.1122 Panama
2000s 1.4 2 0.6072 Panama
2010s 2.48 2.73 0.2553 Panama
2020s 3.08 3.55 0.4703 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1000 people, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 3.35 against 3.07 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1000 people between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.28, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Panama ranks 106th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed