Panama vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Panama
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1.66 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Panama rank
97th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
95th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Panama
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
Panama ranks 97th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.417 per 1,000 people | 0.7405 per 1,000 people | 0.3235 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1970s | 0.605 per 1,000 people | 0.8935 per 1,000 people | 0.2885 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1980s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 0.1038 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1990s | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 0.6055 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 1.92 per 1,000 people | 0.67 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 0.075 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama as of 2017.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Panama and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Panama and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Panama ranks 97th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 95th 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.