Libya vs Turkey: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Libya
2.04 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Turkey
2.24 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Libya rank
85th
Turkey rank
83rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Libya
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.24 per 1,000 people against 2.04 per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Libya ranks 85th and Turkey ranks 83rd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2055 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 0.1445 per 1,000 people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 0.231 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 0.0913 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.77 per 1,000 people | 0.2107 per 1,000 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Libya or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.24 per 1,000 people against 2.04 per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Libya and Turkey?
- 0.2 per 1,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkey?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Libya and Turkey rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Libya ranks 85th 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.