Colombia vs Malaysia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
2.54 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
2.34 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
77th
Malaysia rank
80th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.54 per 1,000 people against 2.34 per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 80th of 194 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3655 per 1,000 people | 0.152 per 1,000 people | 0.2135 per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.42 per 1,000 people | 0.232 per 1,000 people | 0.188 per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 0.5076 per 1,000 people | 0.5181 per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 0.8033 per 1,000 people | 0.6177 per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 0.4429 per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 0.2013 per 1,000 people | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Colombia, at 2.54 per 1,000 people against 2.34 per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 0.2 per 1,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 80th 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.