Botswana vs Jamaica: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Botswana
0.379 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica
0.46 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
148th
Jamaica rank
145th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Botswana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.46 per 1,000 people against 0.379 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.081 per 1,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Botswana ranks 148th and Jamaica ranks 145th of 194 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 0.444 per 1,000 people | 0.405 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.064 per 1,000 people | 0.38 per 1,000 people | 0.316 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 0.359 per 1,000 people | 0.225 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.194 per 1,000 people | 0.472 per 1,000 people | 0.278 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.3315 per 1,000 people | 0.6265 per 1,000 people | 0.295 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.387 per 1,000 people | 0.4607 per 1,000 people | 0.0737 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.379 per 1,000 people | 0.46 per 1,000 people | 0.081 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
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, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.46 per 1,000 people against 0.379 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Jamaica?
- 0.081 per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 148th and Jamaica ranks 145th 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.