Ethiopia vs Vanuatu: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ethiopia
0.143 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.164 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
177th
Vanuatu rank
174th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.164 per 1,000 people against 0.143 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.021 per 1,000 people.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.009 per 1,000 people | 0.277 per 1,000 people | 0.268 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.301 per 1,000 people | 0.289 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.011 per 1,000 people | 0.19 per 1,000 people | 0.179 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.023 per 1,000 people | 0.115 per 1,000 people | 0.092 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.024 per 1,000 people | 0.1263 per 1,000 people | 0.1023 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.082 per 1,000 people | 0.1505 per 1,000 people | 0.0685 per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.164 per 1,000 people against 0.143 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Vanuatu?
- 0.021 per 1,000 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Vanuatu?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Ethiopia and Vanuatu rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 174th 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.