Israel vs United States: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Israel
3.8 per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States
3.68 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Israel rank
36th
United States rank
39th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Israel
- United States
How they compare
Israel currently reports 3.8 per 1,000 people against 3.68 per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 36th and United States ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 per 1,000 people | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.34 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1970s | 2.79 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 3.02 per 1,000 people | 0.484 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 0.0383 per 1,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Israel or United States?
- Israel, at 3.8 per 1,000 people against 3.68 per 1,000 people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Israel and United States?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Israel and United States rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Israel ranks 36th and United States ranks 39th 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.