Ireland vs Netherlands: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
35th
Netherlands rank
34th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.88 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 per 1,000 people | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 0.6423 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.13 per 1,000 people | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 0.4613 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 0.1477 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.62 per 1,000 people | 3.85 per 1,000 people | 0.236 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.88 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 34th 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.