El Salvador vs Kyrgyzstan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
El Salvador
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
1.57 per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
98th
Kyrgyzstan rank
99th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- El Salvador
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.62 per 1,000 people against 1.57 per 1,000 people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 99th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.387 per 1,000 people | 3.09 per 1,000 people | 2.7 per 1,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 0.942 per 1,000 people | 3.05 per 1,000 people | 2.11 per 1,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 0.3217 per 1,000 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 1.82 per 1,000 people | 0.4446 per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.04 per 1,000 people | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 0.4343 per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, El Salvador or Kyrgyzstan?
- El Salvador, at 1.62 per 1,000 people against 1.57 per 1,000 people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.05 per 1,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 99th 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.