Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 1.52 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2021
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 1.52 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.52 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.185 per 1,000 people, in 1965.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 101st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.216 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.185 per 1,000 people | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 0.259 per 1,000 people | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 0.256 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.446 per 1,000 people | +74.2% |
| 1981 | 0.463 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.807 per 1,000 people | +74.3% |
| 1987 | 0.783 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.863 per 1,000 people | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.835 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.28 per 1,000 people | +52.8% |
| 1998 | 1.32 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.32 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.35 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.44 per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.37 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.41 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.42 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.36 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.39 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.43 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 per 1,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.52 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2005 per 1,000 people | 0.185 per 1,000 people | 0.216 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2575 per 1,000 people | 0.256 per 1,000 people | 0.259 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6724 per 1,000 people | 0.446 per 1,000 people | 0.863 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 0.835 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 98 El Salvador 1.62 per 1,000 people compare
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 1.57 per 1,000 people compare
- 100 Macau, China 1.56 per 1,000 people compare
- 102 Isle of Man 1.45 per 1,000 people compare
- 103 Mauritius 1.44 per 1,000 people compare
- 104 Guyana 1.39 per 1,000 people compare
More economy & growth data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 254.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 268,590 current LCU per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 30.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2597 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 274.48 constant 2015 US$ per person (2022)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 34.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 46.97 current US$ per person (2022)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 166.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Syrian Arab Republic was 1.52 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.185 per 1,000 people in 1965.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.