New Zealand vs Romania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

New Zealand
3.61 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Romania
3.62 per 1,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
42nd
Romania rank
41st

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • New Zealand
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 3.62 per 1,000 people against 3.61 per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.

New Zealand ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 41st of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 1.32 per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people 0.0045 per 1,000 people Romania
1980s 1.73 per 1,000 people 1.73 per 1,000 people 0.0001 per 1,000 people New Zealand
1990s 2.03 per 1,000 people 1.82 per 1,000 people 0.2124 per 1,000 people New Zealand
2000s 2.26 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people 0.0666 per 1,000 people New Zealand
2010s 2.98 per 1,000 people 2.76 per 1,000 people 0.2163 per 1,000 people New Zealand
2020s 3.53 per 1,000 people 3.47 per 1,000 people 0.0553 per 1,000 people New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, New Zealand or Romania?
Romania, at 3.62 per 1,000 people against 3.61 per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between New Zealand and Romania?
0.01 per 1,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Romania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Romania rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
New Zealand ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 41st 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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