Japan vs Mexico: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Japan
2.65 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
2.59 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
73rd
Mexico rank
75th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.59 per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 73rd and Mexico ranks 75th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 0.314 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 0.3012 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.35 per 1,000 people | 2.23 per 1,000 people | 0.1184 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.62 per 1,000 people | 2.51 per 1,000 people | 0.114 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 Mexico?
- Japan, at 2.65 per 1,000 people against 2.59 per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Mexico?
- 0.06 per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 73rd and Mexico ranks 75th 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.