Denmark vs Switzerland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
4.5 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Switzerland
4.48 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
17th
Switzerland rank
18th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.5 per 1,000 people against 4.48 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 0.523 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 3.69 per 1,000 people | 0.4275 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.96 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 0.1586 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 4.41 per 1,000 people | 0.026 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 Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 4.5 per 1,000 people against 4.48 per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.