Austria vs Portugal: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Austria
5.51 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
5.85 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Austria rank
7th
Portugal rank
5th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.85 per 1,000 people against 5.51 per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.34 per 1,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 0.87 per 1,000 people | 0.51 per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 0.18 per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 3.44 per 1,000 people | 2.95 per 1,000 people | 0.486 per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 3.49 per 1,000 people | 0.8181 per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 4.68 per 1,000 people | 0.3931 per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.4 per 1,000 people | 5.71 per 1,000 people | 0.31 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Austria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.85 per 1,000 people against 5.51 per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.34 per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Austria ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 5th 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.