Angola vs Mauritania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Angola
0.244 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mauritania
0.261 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Angola rank
158th
Mauritania rank
155th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Angola
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.261 per 1,000 people against 0.244 per 1,000 people in Angola, a difference of 0.017 per 1,000 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0715 per 1,000 people | 0.0255 per 1,000 people | 0.046 per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 1970s | 0.116 per 1,000 people | 0.056 per 1,000 people | 0.06 per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 1980s | 0.059 per 1,000 people | 0.083 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.042 per 1,000 people | 0.063 per 1,000 people | 0.021 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0975 per 1,000 people | 0.1225 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2115 per 1,000 people | 0.192 per 1,000 people | 0.0195 per 1,000 people | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.244 per 1,000 people | 0.261 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
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, Angola or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.261 per 1,000 people against 0.244 per 1,000 people in Angola as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Angola and Mauritania?
- 0.017 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Angola ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 155th 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.