Bangladesh vs Samoa: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
0.722 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
0.561 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
132nd
Samoa rank
135th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Samoa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.722 per 1,000 people against 0.561 per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.161 per 1,000 people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.119 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 0.231 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.132 per 1,000 people | 0.3205 per 1,000 people | 0.1885 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.2953 per 1,000 people | 0.328 per 1,000 people | 0.0327 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.4708 per 1,000 people | 0.4208 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.669 per 1,000 people | 0.5615 per 1,000 people | 0.1075 per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
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 Samoa?
- Bangladesh, at 0.722 per 1,000 people against 0.561 per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Samoa?
- 0.161 per 1,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Samoa rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Samoa ranks 135th 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.