Comoros vs Nigeria: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Comoros
0.424 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria
0.38 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros rank
146th
Nigeria rank
147th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Comoros
- Nigeria
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 0.424 per 1,000 people against 0.38 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.044 per 1,000 people.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.
Comoros ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.127 per 1,000 people | 0.185 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1975 per 1,000 people | 0.315 per 1,000 people | 0.1175 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.288 per 1,000 people | 0.396 per 1,000 people | 0.108 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.424 per 1,000 people | 0.386 per 1,000 people | 0.038 per 1,000 people | Comoros |
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, Comoros or Nigeria?
- Comoros, at 0.424 per 1,000 people against 0.38 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Comoros and Nigeria?
- 0.044 per 1,000 people, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Comoros ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 147th 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.