Libya vs Oman: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Libya
2.04 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Oman
1.99 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Libya rank
85th
Oman rank
86th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Libya
- Oman
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.04 per 1,000 people against 1.99 per 1,000 people in Oman, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 85th and Oman ranks 86th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2055 per 1,000 people | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.1715 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 0.549 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.16 per 1,000 people | 0.847 per 1,000 people | 0.3175 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 0.2507 per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 2010s | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 0.1217 per 1,000 people | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Libya or Oman?
- Libya, at 2.04 per 1,000 people against 1.99 per 1,000 people in Oman as of 2017.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Libya and Oman?
- 0.05 per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Libya and Oman rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Libya ranks 85th and Oman ranks 86th 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.