Benin vs Cambodia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Benin
0.216 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cambodia
0.211 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Benin rank
161st
Cambodia rank
162nd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Cambodia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.216 per 1,000 people against 0.211 per 1,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 0.005 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 161st and Cambodia ranks 162nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cambodia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 0.0365 per 1,000 people | 0.0015 per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.028 per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 0.075 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0577 per 1,000 people | 0.1053 per 1,000 people | 0.0477 per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.059 per 1,000 people | 0.241 per 1,000 people | 0.182 per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.0568 per 1,000 people | 0.214 per 1,000 people | 0.1572 per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
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, Benin or Cambodia?
- Benin, at 0.216 per 1,000 people against 0.211 per 1,000 people in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Cambodia?
- 0.005 per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cambodia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Cambodia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 161st and Cambodia ranks 162nd 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.