Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ethiopia
0.143 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.134 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
177th
Sierra Leone rank
180th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.143 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.009 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0115 per 1,000 people | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.0415 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.055 per 1,000 people | 0.043 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0117 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.0503 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.048 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.0232 per 1,000 people | 0.0018 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.082 per 1,000 people | 0.054 per 1,000 people | 0.028 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
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, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
- Ethiopia, at 0.143 per 1,000 people against 0.134 per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.009 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.