Iraq vs Nepal: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Iraq
1.02 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Nepal
1.01 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
118th
Nepal rank
120th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iraq
- Nepal
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.02 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 120th of 194 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 0.1805 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.29 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.5695 per 1,000 people | 0.0425 per 1,000 people | 0.527 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.5853 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 0.5303 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.6005 per 1,000 people | 0.1295 per 1,000 people | 0.471 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.7857 per 1,000 people | 0.7483 per 1,000 people | 0.0373 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.953 per 1,000 people | 0.8705 per 1,000 people | 0.0825 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Nepal?
- Iraq, at 1.02 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Nepal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Nepal?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nepal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Nepal rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 120th 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.