Maldives vs Turkmenistan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Maldives
2.23 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Turkmenistan
1.93 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Maldives rank
84th
Turkmenistan rank
87th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Maldives
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2.23 per 1,000 people against 1.93 per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 people.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Maldives ranks 84th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3005 per 1,000 people 3.52 per 1,000 people 3.22 per 1,000 people Turkmenistan
2000s 1.4 per 1,000 people 2.25 per 1,000 people 0.8487 per 1,000 people Turkmenistan
2010s 1.77 per 1,000 people 1.99 per 1,000 people 0.2182 per 1,000 people Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Maldives or Turkmenistan?
Maldives, at 2.23 per 1,000 people against 1.93 per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Maldives and Turkmenistan?
0.3 per 1,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Turkmenistan?
13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Turkmenistan rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Maldives ranks 84th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th 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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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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