Netherlands vs Paraguay: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Netherlands
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Paraguay
3.89 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands rank
34th
Paraguay rank
33rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3.89 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 34th and Paraguay ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 0.5335 per 1,000 people | 0.6165 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.53 per 1,000 people | 0.479 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 0.7315 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.49 per 1,000 people | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people | 2 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.85 per 1,000 people | 2.81 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
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, Netherlands or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 3.89 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Netherlands and Paraguay?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Paraguay?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Paraguay rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 34th and Paraguay ranks 33rd 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.