Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Korea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.58 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Korea
2.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
76th
Korea rank
74th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 2.61 per 1,000 people against 2.58 per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th and Korea ranks 74th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 1.29 per 1,000 people 0.5714 per 1,000 people 0.716 per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 1.58 per 1,000 people 0.844 per 1,000 people 0.7345 per 1,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 1.43 per 1,000 people 1.63 per 1,000 people 0.1978 per 1,000 people Korea
2010s 2.1 per 1,000 people 2.23 per 1,000 people 0.1243 per 1,000 people Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Korea?
Korea, at 2.61 per 1,000 people against 2.58 per 1,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2022.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Korea?
0.03 per 1,000 people, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Korea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Korea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th and Korea ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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