Ireland vs Paraguay: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Ireland
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Paraguay
3.89 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
35th
Paraguay rank
33rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Ireland
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3.89 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 35th and Paraguay ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 0.7142 per 1,000 people | 1.18 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people | 2.18 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.62 per 1,000 people | 2.81 per 1,000 people | 0.8023 per 1,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Ireland or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 3.89 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Ireland and Paraguay?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Paraguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Paraguay rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Ireland ranks 35th and Paraguay ranks 33rd 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.