Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ethiopia
0.143 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.136 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
177th
Zimbabwe rank
178th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.143 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.007 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0115 per 1,000 people | 0.1635 per 1,000 people | 0.152 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.012 per 1,000 people | 0.16 per 1,000 people | 0.148 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.011 per 1,000 people | 0.15 per 1,000 people | 0.139 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0248 per 1,000 people | 0.1075 per 1,000 people | 0.0827 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.082 per 1,000 people | 0.162 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.1125 per 1,000 people | 0.1318 per 1,000 people | 0.0193 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Ethiopia, at 0.143 per 1,000 people against 0.136 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.007 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 178th 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.