Oman vs Turkey: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Oman
1.99 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Turkey
2.24 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Oman rank
86th
Turkey rank
83rd

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Oman
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2.24 per 1,000 people against 1.99 per 1,000 people in Oman, a difference of 0.25 per 1,000 people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

Oman ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 83rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.034 per 1,000 people 0.35 per 1,000 people 0.316 per 1,000 people Turkey
1990s 0.9542 per 1,000 people 1.11 per 1,000 people 0.1588 per 1,000 people Turkey
2000s 1.71 per 1,000 people 1.45 per 1,000 people 0.2542 per 1,000 people Oman
2010s 2.06 per 1,000 people 1.76 per 1,000 people 0.2999 per 1,000 people Oman
2020s 2 per 1,000 people 2.11 per 1,000 people 0.114 per 1,000 people Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Oman or Turkey?
Turkey, at 2.24 per 1,000 people against 1.99 per 1,000 people in Oman as of 2022.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Oman and Turkey?
0.25 per 1,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Turkey?
30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Oman and Turkey rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Oman ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 83rd 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
Last refreshed