Benin vs Lesotho: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Benin
0.216 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho
0.235 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Benin rank
161st
Lesotho rank
160th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.235 per 1,000 people against 0.216 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 0.019 per 1,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Benin ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 160th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.032 per 1,000 people | 0.002 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.071 per 1,000 people | 0.002 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0553 per 1,000 people | 0.049 per 1,000 people | 0.0063 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0625 per 1,000 people | 0.263 per 1,000 people | 0.2005 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.19 per 1,000 people | 0.235 per 1,000 people | 0.045 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.235 per 1,000 people against 0.216 per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Lesotho?
- 0.019 per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 160th 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.