Ecuador vs Maldives: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
2.31 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Maldives
2.23 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Ecuador rank
81st
Maldives rank
84th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Maldives
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.31 per 1,000 people against 2.23 per 1,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 81st and Maldives ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.348 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 0.315 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 0.3005 per 1,000 people | 0.816 per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.3783 per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.77 per 1,000 people | 0.2133 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 Maldives?
- Ecuador, at 2.31 per 1,000 people against 2.23 per 1,000 people in Maldives as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Maldives?
- 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Maldives?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Ecuador and Maldives rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 81st and Maldives ranks 84th 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.