Bulgaria vs Saint Lucia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
4.33 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Saint Lucia
4.23 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Saint Lucia rank
25th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.33 per 1,000 people against 4.23 per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Saint Lucia ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 0.139 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 0.187 per 1,000 people | 1.68 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 0.285 per 1,000 people | 2.47 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 3.33 per 1,000 people | 0.464 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.55 per 1,000 people | 0.5307 per 1,000 people | 3.02 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.01 per 1,000 people | 3.84 per 1,000 people | 0.1738 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.28 per 1,000 people | 4.23 per 1,000 people | 0.043 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
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 Saint Lucia?
- Bulgaria, at 4.33 per 1,000 people against 4.23 per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saint Lucia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Saint Lucia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Saint Lucia ranks 25th 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.