Brazil vs Colombia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
2.36 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia
2.54 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Brazil rank
79th
Colombia rank
77th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.54 per 1,000 people against 2.36 per 1,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.18 per 1,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 79th and Colombia ranks 77th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.387 per 1,000 people | 0.3655 per 1,000 people | 0.0215 per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.492 per 1,000 people | 0.42 per 1,000 people | 0.072 per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 0.1819 per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.08 per 1,000 people | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 0.0517 per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 0.227 per 1,000 people | Colombia |
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, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 2.54 per 1,000 people against 2.36 per 1,000 people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.18 per 1,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 79th and Colombia ranks 77th 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.