Paraguay vs Poland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Paraguay
3.89 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Poland
4.03 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Paraguay rank
33rd
Poland rank
30th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Paraguay
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 4.03 per 1,000 people against 3.89 per 1,000 people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
Paraguay ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5335 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 0.5665 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.479 per 1,000 people | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.6517 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.7142 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.43 per 1,000 people | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 0.8535 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.81 per 1,000 people | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 0.567 per 1,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Paraguay or Poland?
- Poland, at 4.03 per 1,000 people against 3.89 per 1,000 people in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Paraguay and Poland?
- 0.14 per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Poland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Paraguay and Poland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Paraguay ranks 33rd 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) 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.