Denmark vs Lithuania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Denmark
4.5 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Lithuania
4.47 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
17th
Lithuania rank
19th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.5 per 1,000 people against 4.47 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lithuania ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Lithuania ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 0.4745 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 3.96 per 1,000 people | 4.34 per 1,000 people | 0.3804 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 4.48 per 1,000 people | 0.0455 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Denmark, at 4.5 per 1,000 people against 4.47 per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Lithuania ranks 19th 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.