Lithuania vs Sweden: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Lithuania
4.47 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
4.41 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Lithuania rank
19th
Sweden rank
20th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.87 per 1,000 people | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 0.5714 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 3.41 per 1,000 people | 0.3316 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 4.34 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 0.2266 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.48 per 1,000 people | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 0.118 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
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, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Lithuania, at 4.47 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0.06 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th 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.