Belgium vs Finland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Belgium
3.57 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Finland
3.61 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Belgium rank
44th
Finland rank
43rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.61 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 44th and Finland ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 2.85 per 1,000 people | 0.5836 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.88 per 1,000 people | 3.24 per 1,000 people | 0.3589 per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 3.16 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people | 0.306 per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.52 per 1,000 people | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 0.088 per 1,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 3.61 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Belgium ranks 44th and Finland ranks 43rd 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.