Croatia vs Netherlands: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Croatia
3.91 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Croatia rank
32nd
Netherlands rank
34th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Croatia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 3.91 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Croatia ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 per 1,000 people | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 0.341 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 0.085 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 0.1865 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 3.85 per 1,000 people | 0.1023 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
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, Croatia or Netherlands?
- Croatia, at 3.91 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Croatia and Netherlands?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Croatia ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 34th 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.