Kuwait vs Maldives: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Maldives
2.23 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Kuwait rank
82nd
Maldives rank
84th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.23 per 1,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 82nd and Maldives ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.954 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 0.921 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 0.057 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.3587 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 1.77 per 1,000 people | 0.4735 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 Maldives?
- Kuwait, at 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.23 per 1,000 people in Maldives as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 82nd and Maldives ranks 84th 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.