Libya vs Turkmenistan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Libya
2.04 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Turkmenistan
1.93 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya rank
85th
Turkmenistan rank
87th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Libya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.04 per 1,000 people against 1.93 per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Libya ranks 85th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.33 per 1,000 people | 2.84 per 1,000 people | 1.51 per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 3.45 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 0.6007 per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 0.0017 per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Libya, at 2.04 per 1,000 people against 1.93 per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Libya and Turkmenistan?
- 0.11 per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkmenistan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Libya and Turkmenistan rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 85th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th 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.