Congo vs Madagascar: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Congo
0.173 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Madagascar
0.172 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Congo rank
171st
Madagascar rank
172nd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.173 per 1,000 people against 0.172 per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.001 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 172nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.064 per 1,000 people | 0.104 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.101 per 1,000 people | 0.097 per 1,000 people | 0.004 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.252 per 1,000 people | 0.101 per 1,000 people | 0.151 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.2635 per 1,000 people | 0.196 per 1,000 people | 0.0675 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.1723 per 1,000 people | 0.1617 per 1,000 people | 0.0107 per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.108 per 1,000 people | 0.1727 per 1,000 people | 0.0647 per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.173 per 1,000 people | 0.172 per 1,000 people | 0.001 per 1,000 people | Congo |
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 Madagascar?
- Congo, at 0.173 per 1,000 people against 0.172 per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Madagascar?
- 0.001 per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 172nd 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.