Ireland vs Israel: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Israel
3.8 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Israel rank
36th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.88 per 1,000 people against 3.8 per 1,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Israel ahead.
Ireland ranks 35th and Israel ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 per 1,000 people | 3.62 per 1,000 people | 1.62 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.13 per 1,000 people | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 0.5016 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people | 0.0548 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 3.67 per 1,000 people | 0.0092 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
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, Ireland or Israel?
- Ireland, at 3.88 per 1,000 people against 3.8 per 1,000 people in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Israel?
- 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 35th and Israel ranks 36th 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.