El Salvador vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
El Salvador
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1.66 per 1,000 people
in 2017
El Salvador rank
98th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
95th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.187 per 1,000 people | 0.666 per 1,000 people | 0.479 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1970s | 0.2425 per 1,000 people | 0.8935 per 1,000 people | 0.651 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1980s | 0.428 per 1,000 people | 1.22 per 1,000 people | 0.7875 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1990s | 0.875 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 0.877 per 1,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, El Salvador or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in El Salvador as of 2017.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1995.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 95th 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.