Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Tonga, 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
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Tonga is 1.01 per 1,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Tonga peaked at 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.256 per 1,000 people, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.375 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0.256 per 1,000 people | -31.7% |
| 1980 | 0.362 per 1,000 people | +41.4% |
| 1981 | 0.602 per 1,000 people | +66.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.492 per 1,000 people | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.508 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.44 per 1,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.499 per 1,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.339 per 1,000 people | -32.1% |
| 2002 | 0.289 per 1,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.533 per 1,000 people | +84.4% |
| 2009 | 0.578 per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.54 per 1,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.514 per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 per 1,000 people | +96.9% |
| 2020 | 0.946 per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 per 1,000 people | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.375 per 1,000 people | 0.375 per 1,000 people | 0.375 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.256 per 1,000 people | 0.256 per 1,000 people | 0.256 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.514 per 1,000 people | 0.362 per 1,000 people | 0.602 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.474 per 1,000 people | 0.44 per 1,000 people | 0.508 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4476 per 1,000 people | 0.289 per 1,000 people | 0.578 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6887 per 1,000 people | 0.514 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.98 per 1,000 people | 0.946 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 28.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1674 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,041 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.3334 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Tonga?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Tonga was 1.01 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.256 per 1,000 people in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Tonga ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.