Iceland vs Lithuania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
4.37 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lithuania
4.47 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland rank
21st
Lithuania rank
19th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lithuania ahead.
Iceland ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 3.87 per 1,000 people | 1.19 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 0.6711 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 3.64 per 1,000 people | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 0.0969 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 3.72 per 1,000 people | 4.34 per 1,000 people | 0.6187 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.38 per 1,000 people | 4.48 per 1,000 people | 0.099 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
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, Iceland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Lithuania?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lithuania?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Lithuania rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 19th 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.