Cuba vs Seychelles: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Cuba
9.54 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Seychelles
6.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Cuba rank
1st
Seychelles rank
3rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cuba
- Seychelles
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 9.54 per 1,000 people against 6.6 per 1,000 people in Seychelles, a difference of 2.94 per 1,000 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.4 times Seychelles's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.946 per 1,000 people | 0.312 per 1,000 people | 0.634 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.822 per 1,000 people | 0.224 per 1,000 people | 0.598 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 5.1 per 1,000 people | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 3.92 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 6.41 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 5.37 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 1.48 per 1,000 people | 6.21 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 9.54 per 1,000 people | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 5.91 per 1,000 people | Cuba |
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, Cuba or Seychelles?
- Cuba, at 9.54 per 1,000 people against 6.6 per 1,000 people in Seychelles as of 2021.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and Seychelles?
- 2.94 per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Seychelles?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Seychelles rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 3rd 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.