Iraq vs Tonga: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Iraq
1.02 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Tonga
1.01 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Iraq rank
118th
Tonga rank
119th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iraq
- Tonga
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.02 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Iraq ranks 118th and Tonga ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.195 per 1,000 people | 0.375 per 1,000 people | 0.18 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 0.256 per 1,000 people | 0.053 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.5655 per 1,000 people | 0.482 per 1,000 people | 0.0835 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.543 per 1,000 people | 0.339 per 1,000 people | 0.204 per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.7585 per 1,000 people | 0.776 per 1,000 people | 0.0175 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.953 per 1,000 people | 0.98 per 1,000 people | 0.027 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Iraq, at 1.02 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Tonga?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tonga?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Tonga rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 118th and Tonga ranks 119th 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.