Libya vs Maldives: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Libya
2.04 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Maldives
2.23 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Libya rank
85th
Maldives rank
84th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Libya
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.23 per 1,000 people against 2.04 per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 0.19 per 1,000 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 85th and Maldives ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 0.335 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 0.057 per 1,000 people | 1.54 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 0.176 per 1,000 people | 1.08 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 0.303 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 2.04 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 0.1615 per 1,000 people | Libya |
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, Libya or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.23 per 1,000 people against 2.04 per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2019.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Libya and Maldives?
- 0.19 per 1,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Maldives?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Libya and Maldives rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 85th 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.