Croatia vs Ireland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Croatia
3.91 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ireland
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
32nd
Ireland rank
35th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Croatia
- Ireland
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 3.91 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 per 1,000 people | 2 per 1,000 people | 0.142 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 2000s | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 3.13 per 1,000 people | 0.5463 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 0.3342 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 3.62 per 1,000 people | 0.1337 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Croatia or Ireland?
- Croatia, at 3.91 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Croatia and Ireland?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Ireland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Croatia and Ireland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Croatia ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 35th 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.