Nepal vs Tonga: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Nepal
1.01 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
1.01 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Nepal rank
120th
Tonga rank
119th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nepal
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.01 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Nepal ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.013 per 1,000 people | 0.375 per 1,000 people | 0.362 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.256 per 1,000 people | 0.237 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.427 per 1,000 people | 0.383 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.051 per 1,000 people | 0.474 per 1,000 people | 0.423 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.339 per 1,000 people | 0.287 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.6825 per 1,000 people | 0.763 per 1,000 people | 0.0805 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.8705 per 1,000 people | 0.98 per 1,000 people | 0.1095 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
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, Nepal or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.01 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Nepal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Nepal and Tonga?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tonga?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Nepal and Tonga rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 119th 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.