Eritrea vs Rwanda: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Eritrea
0.088 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Rwanda
0.09 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
186th
Rwanda rank
184th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.09 per 1,000 people against 0.088 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.002 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eritrea ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 0.021 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.049 per 1,000 people | 0.0398 per 1,000 people | 0.0092 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.0652 per 1,000 people | 0.0968 per 1,000 people | 0.0315 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.109 per 1,000 people | 0.022 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
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, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.09 per 1,000 people against 0.088 per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 0.002 per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 184th 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.
Individual pages
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.