Azerbaijan vs China: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Azerbaijan
3.19 per 1,000 people
in 2022
China
3.11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Azerbaijan rank
56th
China rank
57th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Azerbaijan
- China
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 3.19 per 1,000 people against 3.11 per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 56th and China ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.93 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people | 2.5 per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 3.67 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2.47 per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 2.31 per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 3.34 per 1,000 people | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 3.14 per 1,000 people | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 0.473 per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Azerbaijan or China?
- Azerbaijan, at 3.19 per 1,000 people against 3.11 per 1,000 people in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Azerbaijan and China?
- 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Azerbaijan and China rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Azerbaijan ranks 56th and China ranks 57th 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.