Panama vs Venezuela: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Panama
1.62 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Venezuela
1.66 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Panama rank
97th
Venezuela rank
95th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Panama
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.
Panama ranks 97th and Venezuela ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.417 per 1,000 people | 0.7405 per 1,000 people | 0.3235 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.605 per 1,000 people | 0.8935 per 1,000 people | 0.2885 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 0.1038 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 0.6055 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 1.92 per 1,000 people | 0.67 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 0.075 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Panama or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 1.66 per 1,000 people against 1.62 per 1,000 people in Panama as of 2017.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Panama and Venezuela?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Venezuela?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Panama and Venezuela rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Panama ranks 97th and Venezuela ranks 95th 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.