Macao vs Syria: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Macao
1.56 per 1,000 people
in 1987
Syria
1.52 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Macao rank
100th
Syria rank
101st

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Macao
  • Syria
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 1.56 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Syria, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.

Macao ranks 100th and Syria ranks 101st of 194 countries.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.41 per 1,000 people 0.216 per 1,000 people 0.194 per 1,000 people Macao
1970s 0.634 per 1,000 people 0.259 per 1,000 people 0.375 per 1,000 people Macao
1980s 1.54 per 1,000 people 0.6248 per 1,000 people 0.92 per 1,000 people Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Macao or Syria?
Macao, at 1.56 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Syria as of 1987.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Macao and Syria?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Syria?
6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1987.
How do Macao and Syria rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Macao ranks 100th and Syria ranks 101st 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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