Ecuador vs Malaysia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
2.31 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Malaysia
2.34 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
81st
Malaysia rank
80th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.34 per 1,000 people against 2.31 per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 people.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 80th of 194 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3655 per 1,000 people | 0.152 per 1,000 people | 0.2135 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.3495 per 1,000 people | 0.233 per 1,000 people | 0.1165 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 0.5076 per 1,000 people | 0.7047 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.9291 per 1,000 people | 0.8033 per 1,000 people | 0.1258 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.83 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 0.2821 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2.18 per 1,000 people | 0.13 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.34 per 1,000 people against 2.31 per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 0.03 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 80th 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.