Brazil vs Ecuador: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
2.36 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador
2.31 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Brazil rank
79th
Ecuador rank
81st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.36 per 1,000 people against 2.31 per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Brazil ranks 79th and Ecuador ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.387 per 1,000 people | 0.3655 per 1,000 people | 0.0215 per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.558 per 1,000 people | 0.3495 per 1,000 people | 0.2085 per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1.22 per 1,000 people | 0.0053 per 1,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.08 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 0.1882 per 1,000 people | Brazil |
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 Ecuador?
- Brazil, at 2.36 per 1,000 people against 2.31 per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 0.05 per 1,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 79th and Ecuador ranks 81st 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.