Tonga vs Vietnam: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Tonga
1.01 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Vietnam
1.11 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Tonga rank
119th
Vietnam rank
116th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Tonga
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 119th and Vietnam ranks 116th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4853 per 1,000 people | 0.293 per 1,000 people | 0.1923 per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.474 per 1,000 people | 0.488 per 1,000 people | 0.014 per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.4347 per 1,000 people | 0.6225 per 1,000 people | 0.1878 per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.776 per 1,000 people | 0.852 per 1,000 people | 0.076 per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.98 per 1,000 people | 0.9815 per 1,000 people | 0.0015 per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Tonga or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.11 per 1,000 people against 1.01 per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Tonga and Vietnam?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vietnam?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Tonga and Vietnam rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Tonga ranks 119th and Vietnam ranks 116th 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.