Argentina vs Norway: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Argentina
5.11 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
4.97 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Argentina rank
9th
Norway rank
11th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Argentina
- Norway
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 5.11 per 1,000 people against 4.97 per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 9th and Norway ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 0.259 per 1,000 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 0.3305 per 1,000 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.79 per 1,000 people | 2.23 per 1,000 people | 0.5573 per 1,000 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.81 per 1,000 people | 2.91 per 1,000 people | 0.0975 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.22 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people | 0.2536 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 5.02 per 1,000 people | 4.33 per 1,000 people | 0.6849 per 1,000 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 5.31 per 1,000 people | 4.83 per 1,000 people | 0.4745 per 1,000 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Argentina or Norway?
- Argentina, at 5.11 per 1,000 people against 4.97 per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Argentina and Norway?
- 0.14 per 1,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Norway?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Norway rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Norway ranks 11th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.