Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 12.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.09
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
15th
of 165 countries
All-time high
12.09
in 2022
All-time low
2.91
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica, 2000–2022

246810122000201120222000: 2.92011: 8.22013: 7.82014: 8.32015: 8.92016: 9.42017: 9.82018: 10.32019: 10.82020: 11.32021: 11.82022: 12.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica is 12.09, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica peaked at 12.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 15th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 2.91 —
2011 8.2 +181.8%
2013 7.76 -5.4%
2014 8.34 +7.5%
2015 8.89 +6.6%
2016 9.39 +5.6%
2017 9.83 +4.7%
2018 10.34 +5.2%
2019 10.84 +4.8%
2020 11.27 +4.0%
2021 11.78 +4.5%
2022 12.09 +2.6%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 12.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 12.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.58, 2.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.91 2.91 2.91 1
2010s 9.2 7.76 10.84 8
2020s 11.71 11.27 12.09 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Spain 12.45 compare
  2. 13 Iceland 12.2 compare
  3. 14 India 12.12 compare
  4. 16 Ireland 11.89 compare
  5. 17 Canada 11.66 compare
  6. 18 Finland 11.61 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica was 12.09 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 12.09 in 2022.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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