Peru vs Venezuela: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Peru
1.69 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Venezuela
1.66 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Peru rank
94th
Venezuela rank
95th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Peru
- Venezuela
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.66 per 1,000 people in Venezuela, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.
Peru ranks 94th and Venezuela ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5575 per 1,000 people | 0.7405 per 1,000 people | 0.183 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.5235 per 1,000 people | 0.8935 per 1,000 people | 0.37 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.9029 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 0.3622 per 1,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 0.73 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, Peru or Venezuela?
- Peru, at 1.69 per 1,000 people against 1.66 per 1,000 people in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Peru and Venezuela?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1995.
- How do Peru and Venezuela rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Peru ranks 94th 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.