Sweden vs Switzerland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Sweden
4.41 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Switzerland
4.48 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sweden rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4.48 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 0.31 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 0.21 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 2.72 per 1,000 people | 0.16 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 0.0214 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.41 per 1,000 people | 3.69 per 1,000 people | 0.2846 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 0.0048 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 4.41 per 1,000 people | 0.0465 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4.48 per 1,000 people against 4.41 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Sweden ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.