Iraq vs Sri Lanka: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Iraq
1.02 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1.14 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
118th
Sri Lanka rank
115th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iraq
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.14 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Iraq ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 per 1,000 people | 0.1975 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970s | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 0.169 per 1,000 people | 0.14 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.568 per 1,000 people | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 0.434 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.5765 per 1,000 people | 0.282 per 1,000 people | 0.2945 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.5973 per 1,000 people | 0.498 per 1,000 people | 0.0993 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.7487 per 1,000 people | 0.877 per 1,000 people | 0.1283 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.953 per 1,000 people | 1.16 per 1,000 people | 0.2025 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.14 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th 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.