Gambia vs Rwanda: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Gambia
0.09 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
0.09 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Gambia rank
184th
Rwanda rank
184th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gambia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.09 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 184th and Rwanda ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 per 1,000 people | 0.008 per 1,000 people | 0.035 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.0405 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 0.0235 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.081 per 1,000 people | 0.027 per 1,000 people | 0.054 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.016 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 0.024 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.0993 per 1,000 people | 0.0417 per 1,000 people | 0.0577 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.099 per 1,000 people | 0.1235 per 1,000 people | 0.0245 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0953 per 1,000 people | 0.109 per 1,000 people | 0.0137 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, Gambia or Rwanda?
- Gambia, at 0.09 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Rwanda?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Rwanda?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Rwanda rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 184th 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.
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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.