Bulgaria vs Spain: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
4.33 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Spain
4.29 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Spain rank
24th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.33 per 1,000 people against 4.29 per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 3.45 per 1,000 people | 0.0755 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 0.223 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 3.88 per 1,000 people | 0.1387 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 4.43 per 1,000 people | 0.132 per 1,000 people | Spain |
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, Bulgaria or Spain?
- Bulgaria, at 4.33 per 1,000 people against 4.29 per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th 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.