Belgium vs Estonia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
3.57 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Estonia
3.47 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
44th
Estonia rank
47th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.57 per 1,000 people against 3.47 per 1,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Estonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 44th and Estonia ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.75 per 1,000 people | 3.29 per 1,000 people | 0.545 per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1990s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 0.2279 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.88 per 1,000 people | 3.09 per 1,000 people | 0.215 per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 3.16 per 1,000 people | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 0.2192 per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3.54 per 1,000 people | 3.46 per 1,000 people | 0.0797 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Estonia?
- Belgium, at 3.57 per 1,000 people against 3.47 per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Estonia?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 44th and Estonia ranks 47th 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.