Burundi vs Eritrea: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Burundi
0.078 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Eritrea
0.088 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Burundi rank
189th
Eritrea rank
186th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burundi
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.088 per 1,000 people against 0.078 per 1,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 189th and Eritrea ranks 186th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.056 per 1,000 people | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.037 per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.0395 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 0.0105 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.0592 per 1,000 people | 0.061 per 1,000 people | 0.0018 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.0743 per 1,000 people | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.0127 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
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, Burundi or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.088 per 1,000 people against 0.078 per 1,000 people in Burundi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Burundi and Eritrea?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 189th and Eritrea ranks 186th 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.