Benin vs Guinea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Benin
0.216 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea
0.21 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Benin rank
161st
Guinea rank
164th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.216 per 1,000 people against 0.21 per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 0.006 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 161st and Guinea ranks 164th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 0.029 per 1,000 people | 0.006 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.02 per 1,000 people | 0.014 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.066 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | 0.042 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0567 per 1,000 people | 0.1387 per 1,000 people | 0.082 per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 0.109 per 1,000 people | 0.071 per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.059 per 1,000 people | 0.15 per 1,000 people | 0.091 per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.19 per 1,000 people | 0.21 per 1,000 people | 0.02 per 1,000 people | Guinea |
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 Guinea?
- Benin, at 0.216 per 1,000 people against 0.21 per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Guinea?
- 0.006 per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 161st and Guinea ranks 164th 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.