Korea vs Lebanon: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Korea
2.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Lebanon
2.68 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Korea rank
74th
Lebanon rank
72nd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.68 per 1,000 people against 2.61 per 1,000 people in Korea, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lebanon ahead.
Korea ranks 74th and Lebanon ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 0.722 per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 0.849 per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 0.0749 per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 2.51 per 1,000 people | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 0.173 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, Korea or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 2.68 per 1,000 people against 2.61 per 1,000 people in Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Lebanon?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lebanon?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Korea and Lebanon rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 74th 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.