China vs France: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
China
3.11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
France
3.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
China rank
57th
France rank
55th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- China
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.28 per 1,000 people against 3.11 per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.17 per 1,000 people.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
China ranks 57th and France ranks 55th of 194 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9433 per 1,000 people | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 0.5011 per 1,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 2.52 per 1,000 people | 1.16 per 1,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 2.06 per 1,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 2.12 per 1,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | France |
| 2020s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 3.27 per 1,000 people | 0.5943 per 1,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, China or France?
- France, at 3.28 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 China and France?
- 0.17 per 1,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do China and France rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- China ranks 57th and France ranks 55th 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.