El Salvador vs Syrian Arab Republic: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
El Salvador
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
1.52 per 1,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
98th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
101st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- El Salvador
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.62 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 101st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.187 per 1,000 people | 0.216 per 1,000 people | 0.029 per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 0.2425 per 1,000 people | 0.2575 per 1,000 people | 0.015 per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 0.3565 per 1,000 people | 0.4545 per 1,000 people | 0.098 per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 0.0963 per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1.45 per 1,000 people | 0.203 per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 1.34 per 1,000 people | 0.9286 per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.94 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 1.42 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- El Salvador, at 1.62 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between El Salvador and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 101st 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.