Germany vs Uruguay: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Germany
4.53 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
4.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Germany rank
15th
Uruguay rank
13th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Germany
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.67 per 1,000 people against 4.53 per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Uruguay ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 per 1,000 people | 3.56 per 1,000 people | 0.5192 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.46 per 1,000 people | 3.89 per 1,000 people | 0.4255 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 4.51 per 1,000 people | 0.313 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 4.61 per 1,000 people | 0.0925 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
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, Germany or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.67 per 1,000 people against 4.53 per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Germany and Uruguay?
- 0.14 per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 13th 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.