Suriname vs Tunisia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Suriname
1.35 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tunisia
1.31 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Suriname rank
106th
Tunisia rank
109th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Suriname
- Tunisia
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.35 per 1,000 people against 1.31 per 1,000 people in Tunisia, 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 Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 106th and Tunisia ranks 109th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.51 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | 0.41 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.465 per 1,000 people | 0.169 per 1,000 people | 0.296 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.6285 per 1,000 people | 0.6102 per 1,000 people | 0.0183 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.5895 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 0.447 per 1,000 people | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 1.08 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 0.1963 per 1,000 people | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 1.47 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 0.151 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
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, Suriname or Tunisia?
- Suriname, at 1.35 per 1,000 people against 1.31 per 1,000 people in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Suriname and Tunisia?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tunisia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Suriname and Tunisia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 106th and Tunisia ranks 109th 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.