Kuwait vs Libya: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Kuwait
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Libya
2.04 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Kuwait rank
82nd
Libya rank
85th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.04 per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 82nd and Libya ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 0.2055 per 1,000 people | 0.8615 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.954 per 1,000 people | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 0.586 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 0.0673 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 0.632 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 0.1287 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 0.4943 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Kuwait or Libya?
- Kuwait, at 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.04 per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Kuwait and Libya?
- 0.23 per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Kuwait ranks 82nd and Libya ranks 85th 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.