New Zealand vs United States: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
3.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
United States
3.68 per 1,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
42nd
United States rank
39th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.61 per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United States ahead.
New Zealand ranks 42nd and United States ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 0.075 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 0.0562 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 0.442 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 3.34 per 1,000 people | 3.02 per 1,000 people | 0.3255 per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 0.0633 per 1,000 people | United States |
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, New Zealand or United States?
- United States, at 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.61 per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and United States?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd and United States ranks 39th 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.