Malta vs Switzerland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Malta
4.51 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
4.48 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Malta rank
16th
Switzerland rank
18th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- Switzerland
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.51 per 1,000 people against 4.48 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.891 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.509 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 0.542 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 1.21 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 3.11 per 1,000 people | 0.757 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 3.69 per 1,000 people | 0.4983 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 0.5287 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.32 per 1,000 people | 4.43 per 1,000 people | 0.1097 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
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, Malta or Switzerland?
- Malta, at 4.51 per 1,000 people against 4.48 per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Switzerland?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.