Algeria vs Peru: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
1.66 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Peru
1.69 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Algeria rank
96th
Peru rank
94th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.66 per 1,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Algeria ranks 96th and Peru ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1445 per 1,000 people | 0.5575 per 1,000 people | 0.413 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.2515 per 1,000 people | 0.6065 per 1,000 people | 0.355 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.428 per 1,000 people | 0.9365 per 1,000 people | 0.5085 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.894 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 0.128 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 0.458 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 1.34 per 1,000 people | 0.1553 per 1,000 people | Algeria |
| 2020s | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 0.011 per 1,000 people | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.66 per 1,000 people in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Peru?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Peru?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Algeria and Peru rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 96th and Peru ranks 94th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.