Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ethiopia
0.143 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
178th
Ethiopia rank
177th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.143 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.007 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 178th and Ethiopia ranks 177th of 194 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0355 per 1,000 people | 0.0115 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.041 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.074 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.049 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.098 per 1,000 people | 0.026 per 1,000 people | 0.072 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.131 per 1,000 people | 0.075 per 1,000 people | 0.056 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.1023 per 1,000 people | 0.0177 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.143 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.007 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 178th and Ethiopia ranks 177th 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.