Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
178th
Zimbabwe rank
178th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0355 per 1,000 people | 0.1635 per 1,000 people | 0.128 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.16 per 1,000 people | 0.107 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.082 per 1,000 people | 0.13 per 1,000 people | 0.048 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.098 per 1,000 people | 0.1149 per 1,000 people | 0.0169 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.103 per 1,000 people | 0.1333 per 1,000 people | 0.0303 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.1303 per 1,000 people | 0.0103 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 0.136 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th 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.