Bhutan vs Samoa: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Bhutan
0.553 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Samoa
0.561 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Bhutan rank
137th
Samoa rank
135th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.561 per 1,000 people against 0.553 per 1,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.008 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Bhutan ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 0.404 per 1,000 people | 0.279 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.051 per 1,000 people | 0.666 per 1,000 people | 0.615 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.249 per 1,000 people | 0.447 per 1,000 people | 0.198 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.3387 per 1,000 people | 0.4503 per 1,000 people | 0.1117 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.5235 per 1,000 people | 0.5615 per 1,000 people | 0.038 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
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, Bhutan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.561 per 1,000 people against 0.553 per 1,000 people in Bhutan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Bhutan and Samoa?
- 0.008 per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 137th 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.