Moldova vs Poland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Moldova
4.02 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Poland
4.03 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Moldova rank
31st
Poland rank
30th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Moldova
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 4.03 per 1,000 people against 4.02 per 1,000 people in Moldova, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 31st and Poland ranks 30th of 194 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 3.14 per 1,000 people 1.91 per 1,000 people 1.23 per 1,000 people Moldova
1990s 3.49 per 1,000 people 2.27 per 1,000 people 1.22 per 1,000 people Moldova
2000s 2.47 per 1,000 people 2.24 per 1,000 people 0.2284 per 1,000 people Moldova
2010s 3.15 per 1,000 people 2.38 per 1,000 people 0.7712 per 1,000 people Moldova
2020s 4.06 per 1,000 people 3.54 per 1,000 people 0.5162 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 Poland?
Poland, at 4.03 per 1,000 people against 4.02 per 1,000 people in Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Moldova and Poland?
0.01 per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Poland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Poland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Moldova ranks 31st and Poland ranks 30th 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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