Kuwait vs Malaysia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Malaysia
2.34 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
82nd
Malaysia rank
80th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.34 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 82nd and Malaysia ranks 80th of 194 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 0.152 per 1,000 people | 0.915 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.954 per 1,000 people | 0.232 per 1,000 people | 0.722 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 0.2817 per 1,000 people | 1.28 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.84 per 1,000 people | 0.57 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 0.849 per 1,000 people | 0.9129 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 0.8141 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 2.18 per 1,000 people | 0.09 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.34 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 82nd and Malaysia ranks 80th 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.