Australia vs Italy: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Australia
4.09 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Italy
4.19 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
29th
Italy rank
26th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.19 per 1,000 people against 4.09 per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Italy ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 2.43 per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 4.21 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 0.4035 per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.99 per 1,000 people | 4.08 per 1,000 people | 0.0893 per 1,000 people | Italy |
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, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 4.19 per 1,000 people against 4.09 per 1,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Italy?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th and Italy ranks 26th 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.