Moldova vs Netherlands: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Moldova
4.02 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Moldova rank
31st
Netherlands rank
34th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Moldova
- Netherlands
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 4.02 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.44 per 1,000 people | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 0.909 per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 2000s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 0.198 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.15 per 1,000 people | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 0.2273 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.07 per 1,000 people | 3.85 per 1,000 people | 0.222 per 1,000 people | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Moldova or Netherlands?
- Moldova, at 4.02 per 1,000 people against 3.88 per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Moldova and Netherlands?
- 0.14 per 1,000 people, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Netherlands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Moldova and Netherlands rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Moldova ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 34th 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.