Ecuador vs Kuwait: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
2.31 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Kuwait
2.27 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
81st
Kuwait rank
82nd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Kuwait
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.31 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Ecuador ranks 81st and Kuwait ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3655 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 0.7015 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.348 per 1,000 people | 0.954 per 1,000 people | 0.606 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 1.84 per 1,000 people | 0.5615 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.9684 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 0.7934 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.83 per 1,000 people | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 0.532 per 1,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
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, Ecuador or Kuwait?
- Ecuador, at 2.31 per 1,000 people against 2.27 per 1,000 people in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Kuwait?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kuwait?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Kuwait rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 81st and Kuwait ranks 82nd 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.