Saudi Arabia vs Slovenia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people

Saudi Arabia
3.41 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovenia
3.37 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
49th
Slovenia rank
51st

Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.41 per 1,000 people against 3.37 per 1,000 people in Slovenia, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Slovenia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 49th and Slovenia ranks 51st of 194 countries.

Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.35 per 1,000 people 1.88 per 1,000 people 0.536 per 1,000 people Slovenia
1990s 1.48 per 1,000 people 2.11 per 1,000 people 0.631 per 1,000 people Slovenia
2000s 1.42 per 1,000 people 2.29 per 1,000 people 0.8648 per 1,000 people Slovenia
2010s 2.47 per 1,000 people 2.83 per 1,000 people 0.3599 per 1,000 people Slovenia
2020s 3.25 per 1,000 people 3.33 per 1,000 people 0.0823 per 1,000 people Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Saudi Arabia or Slovenia?
Saudi Arabia, at 3.41 per 1,000 people against 3.37 per 1,000 people in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Saudi Arabia and Slovenia?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Slovenia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and Slovenia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th and Slovenia ranks 51st 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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