Romania vs United States of America: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Romania
3.62 per 1,000 people
in 2022
United States of America
3.68 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Romania rank
41st
United States of America rank
39th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.62 per 1,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 0.1425 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.33 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 0.0133 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 0.0641 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.81 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 0.1728 per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.11 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 0.548 per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 3.02 per 1,000 people | 0.0815 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.47 per 1,000 people | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 0.1187 per 1,000 people | United States of America |
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, Romania or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.68 per 1,000 people against 3.62 per 1,000 people in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.06 per 1,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 41st and United States of America 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.