Israel vs United States of America: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Israel
3.8 per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States of America
3.68 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Israel rank
36th
United States of America rank
39th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Israel
- United States of America
How they compare
Israel currently reports 3.8 per 1,000 people against 3.68 per 1,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 per 1,000 people | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.34 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1970s | 2.79 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 3.02 per 1,000 people | 0.484 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 0.0383 per 1,000 people | Israel |
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, Israel or United States of America?
- Israel, at 3.8 per 1,000 people against 3.68 per 1,000 people in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Israel and United States of America?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Israel ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 39th 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.