Finland vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Finland
3.61 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3.63 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Finland rank
43rd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
40th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Finland
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 3.63 per 1,000 people against 3.61 per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Finland ranks 43rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th of 194 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 2.19 per 1,000 people 2.97 per 1,000 people 0.779 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 3.15 per 1,000 people 3.16 per 1,000 people 0.0095 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 3.47 per 1,000 people 3.53 per 1,000 people 0.0633 per 1,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Finland or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3.63 per 1,000 people against 3.61 per 1,000 people in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Finland and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Finland and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Finland ranks 43rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th 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.

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Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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