Iceland vs Switzerland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
4.37 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
4.48 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland rank
21st
Switzerland rank
18th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4.48 per 1,000 people against 4.37 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 0.19 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 0.14 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2.72 per 1,000 people | 0.25 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 0.1211 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.64 per 1,000 people | 3.69 per 1,000 people | 0.0499 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.72 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 0.3969 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.38 per 1,000 people | 4.43 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4.48 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 Switzerland?
- 0.11 per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.