Hungary vs Latvia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Hungary
3.46 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Latvia
3.4 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Hungary rank
48th
Latvia rank
50th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hungary
- Latvia
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 3.46 per 1,000 people against 3.4 per 1,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Hungary ranks 48th and Latvia ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 4.04 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 3.22 per 1,000 people | 3.01 per 1,000 people | 0.2148 per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 3.18 per 1,000 people | 2.96 per 1,000 people | 0.222 per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 0.0005 per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2020s | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 3.36 per 1,000 people | 0.0657 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
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, Hungary or Latvia?
- Hungary, at 3.46 per 1,000 people against 3.4 per 1,000 people in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Hungary and Latvia?
- 0.06 per 1,000 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Latvia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Hungary and Latvia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 48th and Latvia ranks 50th 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.