Congo vs Liberia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Congo
0.173 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Liberia
0.178 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Congo rank
171st
Liberia rank
169th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.178 per 1,000 people against 0.173 per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.005 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Congo ranks 171st and Liberia ranks 169th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.064 per 1,000 people | 0.0785 per 1,000 people | 0.0145 per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.101 per 1,000 people | 0.079 per 1,000 people | 0.022 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.212 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 0.179 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.104 per 1,000 people | 0.0703 per 1,000 people | 0.0337 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.173 per 1,000 people | 0.178 per 1,000 people | 0.005 per 1,000 people | Liberia |
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, Congo or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 0.178 per 1,000 people against 0.173 per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Liberia?
- 0.005 per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 171st and Liberia ranks 169th 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.