Australia vs Poland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Australia
4.09 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Poland
4.03 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Poland rank
30th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.09 per 1,000 people against 4.03 per 1,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Poland ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970s | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.92 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 0.0986 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 0.5176 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 2.38 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.99 per 1,000 people | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 0.605 per 1,000 people | Australia |
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 Poland?
- Australia, at 4.09 per 1,000 people against 4.03 per 1,000 people in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Poland?
- 0.06 per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th and Poland ranks 30th 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.