Botswana vs Zambia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Botswana
0.379 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
0.324 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Botswana rank
148th
Zambia rank
150th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.379 per 1,000 people against 0.324 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.055 per 1,000 people.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 150th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 0.0975 per 1,000 people | 0.0585 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0985 per 1,000 people | 0.0735 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.1337 per 1,000 people | 0.114 per 1,000 people | 0.0197 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3358 per 1,000 people | 0.0722 per 1,000 people | 0.2636 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3928 per 1,000 people | 0.1527 per 1,000 people | 0.24 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.4207 per 1,000 people | 0.2907 per 1,000 people | 0.13 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
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 Zambia?
- Botswana, at 0.379 per 1,000 people against 0.324 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.055 per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 150th 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.