Malaysia vs Türkiye: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
2.34 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Türkiye
2.24 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Malaysia rank
80th
Türkiye rank
83rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.34 per 1,000 people against 2.24 per 1,000 people in Türkiye, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.
Malaysia ranks 80th and Türkiye ranks 83rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.152 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 0.198 per 1,000 people | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 0.5076 per 1,000 people | 1.08 per 1,000 people | 0.5676 per 1,000 people | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.8033 per 1,000 people | 1.45 per 1,000 people | 0.6503 per 1,000 people | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 0.2157 per 1,000 people | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 2.25 per 1,000 people | 2.11 per 1,000 people | 0.1327 per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
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, Malaysia or Türkiye?
- Malaysia, at 2.34 per 1,000 people against 2.24 per 1,000 people in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and Türkiye?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Türkiye rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 80th and Türkiye ranks 83rd 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.