Norway vs Uruguay: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Norway
4.97 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
4.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Norway rank
11th
Uruguay rank
13th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Norway
- Uruguay
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.97 per 1,000 people against 4.67 per 1,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 0.15 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 0.448 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.13 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 0.1767 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.99 per 1,000 people | 3.56 per 1,000 people | 0.5728 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 3.89 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.28 per 1,000 people | 4.51 per 1,000 people | 0.226 per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4.84 per 1,000 people | 4.61 per 1,000 people | 0.227 per 1,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Norway or Uruguay?
- Norway, at 4.97 per 1,000 people against 4.67 per 1,000 people in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Norway and Uruguay?
- 0.3 per 1,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Norway ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 13th 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.