Afghanistan vs Botswana: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.317 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana
0.379 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
151st
Botswana rank
148th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.379 per 1,000 people against 0.317 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.062 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 151st and Botswana ranks 148th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.049 per 1,000 people | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.065 per 1,000 people | 0.064 per 1,000 people | 0.001 per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.103 per 1,000 people | 0.164 per 1,000 people | 0.061 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.143 per 1,000 people | 0.194 per 1,000 people | 0.051 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.1906 per 1,000 people | 0.3398 per 1,000 people | 0.1492 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.2582 per 1,000 people | 0.3923 per 1,000 people | 0.1342 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.285 per 1,000 people | 0.406 per 1,000 people | 0.121 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 0.379 per 1,000 people against 0.317 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 0.062 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 151st and Botswana ranks 148th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.