Romania vs Slovakia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Romania
3.62 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Slovakia
3.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Romania rank
41st
Slovakia rank
38th

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Romania
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 3.7 per 1,000 people against 3.62 per 1,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 41st and Slovakia ranks 38th of 194 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.91 per 1,000 people 3.32 per 1,000 people 1.41 per 1,000 people Slovakia
2000s 2.2 per 1,000 people 3.22 per 1,000 people 1.03 per 1,000 people Slovakia
2010s 2.76 per 1,000 people 3.43 per 1,000 people 0.6679 per 1,000 people Slovakia
2020s 3.47 per 1,000 people 3.68 per 1,000 people 0.211 per 1,000 people Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Romania or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 3.7 per 1,000 people against 3.62 per 1,000 people in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Romania and Slovakia?
0.08 per 1,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Slovakia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Romania and Slovakia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Romania ranks 41st and Slovakia ranks 38th 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
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