Luxembourg vs United Arab Emirates: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Luxembourg
2.98 per 1,000 people
in 2017
United Arab Emirates
2.99 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
62nd
United Arab Emirates rank
61st

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Luxembourg
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.99 per 1,000 people against 2.98 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 62nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 61st of 194 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 1.1 per 1,000 people 0.909 per 1,000 people 0.191 per 1,000 people Luxembourg
1980s 1.7 per 1,000 people 1.01 per 1,000 people 0.6895 per 1,000 people Luxembourg
2000s 2.47 per 1,000 people 1.68 per 1,000 people 0.7897 per 1,000 people Luxembourg
2010s 2.86 per 1,000 people 2.12 per 1,000 people 0.7386 per 1,000 people Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Luxembourg or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2.99 per 1,000 people against 2.98 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates?
0.01 per 1,000 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates?
21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Luxembourg ranks 62nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 61st 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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