Egypt vs India: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
0.671 per 1,000 people
in 2020
India
0.723 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Egypt rank
134th
India rank
131st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.671 per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.052 per 1,000 people.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 134th and India ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.413 per 1,000 people | 0.2075 per 1,000 people | 0.2055 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.5315 per 1,000 people | 0.2045 per 1,000 people | 0.327 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.7353 per 1,000 people | 0.7802 per 1,000 people | 0.0448 per 1,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 0.671 per 1,000 people | 0.723 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | India |
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, Egypt or India?
- India, at 0.723 per 1,000 people against 0.671 per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and India?
- 0.052 per 1,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 134th and India ranks 131st 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.