Denmark vs Malta: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
4.5 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Malta
4.51 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
17th
Malta rank
16th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.51 per 1,000 people against 4.5 per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Malta ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 per 1,000 people | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 0.2717 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 0.0708 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.96 per 1,000 people | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 0.3701 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 4.23 per 1,000 people | 0.2085 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Malta?
- Malta, at 4.51 per 1,000 people against 4.5 per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Malta?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malta?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Malta rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Malta ranks 16th 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.