Cape Verde vs Nicaragua: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Cape Verde
0.73 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.682 per 1,000 people
in 2018
Cape Verde rank
130th
Nicaragua rank
133rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.73 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.048 per 1,000 people.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.077 per 1,000 people | 0.34 per 1,000 people | 0.263 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.082 per 1,000 people | 0.453 per 1,000 people | 0.371 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.259 per 1,000 people | 0.4435 per 1,000 people | 0.1845 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 0.714 per 1,000 people | 0.578 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.6176 per 1,000 people | 0.8712 per 1,000 people | 0.2537 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
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, Cape Verde or Nicaragua?
- Cape Verde, at 0.73 per 1,000 people against 0.682 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 0.048 per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Cape Verde and Nicaragua rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd 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.