Austria vs Russia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Austria
5.51 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Russia
5.11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Austria rank
7th
Russia rank
8th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Austria
- Russia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5.51 per 1,000 people against 5.11 per 1,000 people in Russia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russia ahead.
Austria ranks 7th and Russia ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.44 per 1,000 people | 4.43 per 1,000 people | 0.9975 per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 4.78 per 1,000 people | 0.4761 per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2010s | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 4.15 per 1,000 people | 0.9205 per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.4 per 1,000 people | 4.67 per 1,000 people | 0.7343 per 1,000 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Austria or Russia?
- Austria, at 5.51 per 1,000 people against 5.11 per 1,000 people in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Austria and Russia?
- 0.4 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Russia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Austria ranks 7th and Russia ranks 8th 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.