Japan vs Korea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Japan
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Korea
2.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
73rd
Korea rank
74th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.61 per 1,000 people in Korea, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 73rd and Korea ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.55 per 1,000 people | 0.85 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.77 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 0.7186 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 0.4424 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.35 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 0.1512 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.62 per 1,000 people | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | Japan |
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, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.61 per 1,000 people in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Korea?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 73rd and Korea ranks 74th 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.