Bulgaria vs Iceland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Bulgaria
4.33 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland
4.37 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Iceland rank
21st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Bulgaria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.37 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Iceland ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 0.336 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.12 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 0.3832 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.73 per 1,000 people | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 0.3274 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 0.3004 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 3.64 per 1,000 people | 0.0493 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 3.72 per 1,000 people | 0.2989 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 4.38 per 1,000 people | 0.078 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Bulgaria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 4.37 per 1,000 people against 4.33 per 1,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Iceland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Iceland ranks 21st 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.