Colombia vs Korea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
2.54 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Korea
2.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
77th
Korea rank
74th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.61 per 1,000 people against 2.54 per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 77th and Korea ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.08 per 1,000 people | 0.0554 per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 0.2058 per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 2.23 per 1,000 people | 0.2372 per 1,000 people | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 2.51 per 1,000 people | 0.0815 per 1,000 people | Korea |
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, Colombia or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.61 per 1,000 people against 2.54 per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Korea?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Korea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Korea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 77th and Korea ranks 74th 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.