Malta vs Uruguay: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Malta
4.51 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
4.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Malta rank
16th
Uruguay rank
13th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.67 per 1,000 people against 4.51 per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.16 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.891 per 1,000 people | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 0.173 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 0.072 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 0.6855 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.25 per 1,000 people | 3.45 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.24 per 1,000 people | 3.89 per 1,000 people | 0.642 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 4.51 per 1,000 people | 0.6125 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4.4 per 1,000 people | 4.61 per 1,000 people | 0.2075 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.67 per 1,000 people against 4.51 per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Uruguay?
- 0.16 per 1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 13th 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.