Egypt vs Samoa: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
0.671 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Samoa
0.561 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Egypt rank
134th
Samoa rank
135th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Samoa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.671 per 1,000 people against 0.561 per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Egypt ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.391 per 1,000 people | 0.441 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.527 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 0.177 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 0.27 per 1,000 people | 0.224 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.73 per 1,000 people | 0.4435 per 1,000 people | 0.2865 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.671 per 1,000 people | 0.562 per 1,000 people | 0.109 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
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 Samoa?
- Egypt, at 0.671 per 1,000 people against 0.561 per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Samoa?
- 0.11 per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Samoa rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 135th 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.