Cuba vs Greece: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Cuba
9.54 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Greece
6.58 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Cuba rank
1st
Greece rank
4th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cuba
- Greece
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 9.54 per 1,000 people against 6.58 per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 2.96 per 1,000 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.5 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Greece ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.911 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 0.439 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.822 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 0.778 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 1.06 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 4.96 per 1,000 people | 3.88 per 1,000 people | 1.08 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 6.24 per 1,000 people | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 7.72 per 1,000 people | 5.93 per 1,000 people | 1.78 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 9.42 per 1,000 people | 6.28 per 1,000 people | 3.14 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
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, Cuba or Greece?
- Cuba, at 9.54 per 1,000 people against 6.58 per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and Greece?
- 2.96 per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Greece?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Greece rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Greece ranks 4th 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.