Japan vs Lebanon: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Japan
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Lebanon
2.68 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Japan rank
73rd
Lebanon rank
72nd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.68 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 73rd and Lebanon ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 per 1,000 people | 0.858 per 1,000 people | 0.142 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 0.0595 per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.71 per 1,000 people | 0.414 per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.08 per 1,000 people | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 0.393 per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 2.22 per 1,000 people | 0.1458 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.59 per 1,000 people | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 0.088 per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
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 Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 2.68 per 1,000 people against 2.65 per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Lebanon?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 73rd and Lebanon ranks 72nd 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.