Panama vs Peru: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Panama
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Peru
1.69 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Panama rank
97th
Peru rank
94th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Panama ranks 97th and Peru ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.417 per 1,000 people | 0.5575 per 1,000 people | 0.1405 per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.605 per 1,000 people | 0.5235 per 1,000 people | 0.0815 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 0.8905 per 1,000 people | 0.3127 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 0.1504 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 0.0135 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 0.3122 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 0.078 per 1,000 people | Panama |
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, Panama or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Panama and Peru?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Panama ranks 97th and Peru ranks 94th 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.