Which has higher uhc service coverage index, Costa Rica or Middle income?

Costa Rica, at 84 against 71.24 in Middle income as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle income?

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.

Costa Rica vs Middle income: UHC service coverage index

Costa Rica

in 2023

Middle income

71.24

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

23rd

Middle income rank

21st

UHC service coverage index over time

Costa Rica
Middle income

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 84 against 71.24 in Middle income, a difference of 12.76.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 21st of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	78.6	54.61	23.99	Costa Rica
2010s	82.8	65.47	17.33	Costa Rica
2020s	84.25	70.47	13.78	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uhc service coverage index, Costa Rica or Middle income?: Costa Rica, at 84 against 71.24 in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in uhc service coverage index between Costa Rica and Middle income?: 12.76, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle income?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Middle income rank globally for uhc service coverage index?: Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 21st of 193 countries.
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.