Bangladesh vs India: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
0.722 per 1,000 people
in 2023
India
0.723 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
132nd
India rank
131st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.722 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.001 per 1,000 people.
Across all 11 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and India ranks 131st of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.123 per 1,000 people | 0.205 per 1,000 people | 0.082 per 1,000 people | India |
| 1970s | 0.119 per 1,000 people | 0.205 per 1,000 people | 0.086 per 1,000 people | India |
| 1980s | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.371 per 1,000 people | 0.251 per 1,000 people | India |
| 1990s | 0.188 per 1,000 people | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 0.5302 per 1,000 people | 0.7802 per 1,000 people | 0.25 per 1,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 0.661 per 1,000 people | 0.723 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | India |
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, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.722 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.001 per 1,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 132nd and India ranks 131st 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.