Iceland vs Sweden: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
4.37 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
4.41 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Iceland rank
21st
Sweden rank
20th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.41 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 0.12 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 0.09 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 0.0997 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.64 per 1,000 people | 3.41 per 1,000 people | 0.2347 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.72 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 0.3921 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.35 per 1,000 people | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 0.0175 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.41 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th 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.