Canada vs Singapore: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Canada
2.82 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
2.83 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
68th
Singapore rank
67th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.83 per 1,000 people against 2.82 per 1,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 68th and Singapore ranks 67th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 0.526 per 1,000 people | 0.774 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 0.662 per 1,000 people | 0.888 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.94 per 1,000 people | 0.912 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.08 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 0.6944 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.91 per 1,000 people | 1.53 per 1,000 people | 0.3791 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 0.2049 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 2.75 per 1,000 people | 0.1933 per 1,000 people | Singapore |
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, Canada or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.83 per 1,000 people against 2.82 per 1,000 people in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Singapore?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Singapore?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Singapore rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 68th and Singapore ranks 67th 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.