Kuwait vs Turkey: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Kuwait
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Turkey
2.24 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Kuwait rank
82nd
Turkey rank
83rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Kuwait
- Turkey
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.24 per 1,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 82nd and Turkey ranks 83rd of 194 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 0.717 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.84 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 0.7115 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 0.261 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 0.5984 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 0.284 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 Turkey?
- Kuwait, at 2.27 per 1,000 people against 2.24 per 1,000 people in Turkey as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Kuwait and Turkey?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Turkey rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Kuwait ranks 82nd and Turkey ranks 83rd 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.