Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Cameroon rank
178th
Sierra Leone rank
180th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.002 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cameroon ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0355 per 1,000 people | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.0175 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 0.002 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.074 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.001 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.188 per 1,000 people | 0.031 per 1,000 people | 0.157 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.103 per 1,000 people | 0.041 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.117 per 1,000 people | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | 0.0135 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 Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon, at 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.002 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.