Egypt vs Nicaragua: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
0.671 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Nicaragua
0.682 per 1,000 people
in 2018
Egypt rank
134th
Nicaragua rank
133rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.682 per 1,000 people against 0.671 per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.011 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 134th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.413 per 1,000 people | 0.359 per 1,000 people | 0.054 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.5315 per 1,000 people | 0.4565 per 1,000 people | 0.075 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 0.392 per 1,000 people | 0.102 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.743 per 1,000 people | 0.899 per 1,000 people | 0.156 per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.682 per 1,000 people against 0.671 per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2018.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 0.011 per 1,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Egypt and Nicaragua rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 134th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd 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.