Greece vs Portugal: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Greece
6.58 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
5.85 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
4th
Portugal rank
5th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 6.58 per 1,000 people against 5.85 per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.73 per 1,000 people.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 0.87 per 1,000 people | 0.52 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 0.7 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.88 per 1,000 people | 2.95 per 1,000 people | 0.9302 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 3.49 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.93 per 1,000 people | 4.68 per 1,000 people | 1.26 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 6.38 per 1,000 people | 5.71 per 1,000 people | 0.6633 per 1,000 people | Greece |
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, Greece or Portugal?
- Greece, at 6.58 per 1,000 people against 5.85 per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.73 per 1,000 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 5th 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.