Eritrea vs Yemen: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Eritrea
0.088 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Yemen
0.098 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
186th
Yemen rank
183rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.098 per 1,000 people against 0.088 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 186th and Yemen ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 0.23 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.048 per 1,000 people | 0.285 per 1,000 people | 0.237 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.066 per 1,000 people | 0.27 per 1,000 people | 0.204 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.1717 per 1,000 people | 0.0847 per 1,000 people | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.098 per 1,000 people against 0.088 per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Eritrea and Yemen?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 186th and Yemen ranks 183rd 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.