Costa Rica vs Japan: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Japan, a difference of 1.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Japan ranks 23rd of 27 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.8033 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 1.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Japan ranks 23rd of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of caring personnel (personal care workers) by status (ie. practising caring personnel or professionally active caring personnel). Caring personnel (personal care workers) include both Healthcare assistants in institutions (ISCO-08 5321) and Home-based personal care workers (ISCO-08 5322). Practising caring personnel (personal care workers) provide direct personal care and assistance with activities of daily living. Professionally active caring personnel (personal care workers) include practising caring personnel and other caring personnel for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.