El Salvador vs Panama: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
El Salvador
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Panama
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
98th
Panama rank
97th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.62 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Panama ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.187 per 1,000 people | 0.356 per 1,000 people | 0.169 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.2425 per 1,000 people | 0.605 per 1,000 people | 0.3625 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.462 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 0.807 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.942 per 1,000 people | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 0.2438 per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1.36 per 1,000 people | 0.293 per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 0.6736 per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.25 per 1,000 people | 1.68 per 1,000 people | 0.572 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 Panama?
- Panama, at 1.62 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Panama ranks 97th 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.