Denmark vs Sweden: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
4.5 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
4.41 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
17th
Sweden rank
20th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.5 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 0.5016 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 3.41 per 1,000 people | 0.1429 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.96 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 0.1538 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 0.0725 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 Sweden?
- Denmark, at 4.5 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th 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.