Tonga vs Viet Nam: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Tonga
1.01 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Viet Nam
1.11 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Tonga rank
119th
Viet Nam rank
116th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Tonga
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 116th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4853 per 1,000 people | 0.293 per 1,000 people | 0.1923 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.474 per 1,000 people | 0.488 per 1,000 people | 0.014 per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.4347 per 1,000 people | 0.6225 per 1,000 people | 0.1878 per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.776 per 1,000 people | 0.852 per 1,000 people | 0.076 per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.98 per 1,000 people | 0.9815 per 1,000 people | 0.0015 per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
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, Tonga or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Tonga and Viet Nam?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Viet Nam?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Tonga and Viet Nam rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Tonga ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 116th 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.