How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as UHC service coverage index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Caribbean Small States vs Costa Rica: UHC service coverage index

Caribbean Small States

75.28

in 2023

Costa Rica

in 2023

Caribbean Small States rank

20th

Costa Rica rank

23rd

UHC service coverage index over time

Caribbean Small States
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 84 against 75.28 in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 8.72.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Caribbean Small States ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Caribbean Small States	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	70.13	78.6	8.47	Costa Rica
2010s	74.67	82.8	8.13	Costa Rica
2020s	76.02	84.25	8.23	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uhc service coverage index, Caribbean Small States or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 84 against 75.28 in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
What is the difference in uhc service coverage index between Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica?: 8.72, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Caribbean Small States and Costa Rica rank globally for uhc service coverage index?: Caribbean Small States ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as UHC service coverage index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: UHC service coverage index
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

A composite index representing coverage of essential health services based on 14 tracer indicators in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points.