Belgium vs New Zealand: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Belgium
3.57 per 1,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
3.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
44th
New Zealand rank
42nd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand 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 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 0.5833 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2.77 per 1,000 people | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.88 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 0.614 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.16 per 1,000 people | 2.98 per 1,000 people | 0.1836 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.54 per 1,000 people | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 0.011 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Belgium or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.61 per 1,000 people against 3.57 per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Belgium ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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.