Gambia vs Senegal: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Gambia
0.09 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal
0.109 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
184th
Senegal rank
182nd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.019 per 1,000 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | 0.001 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.0405 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.0215 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 0.093 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.099 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 0.041 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.0907 per 1,000 people | 0.1215 per 1,000 people | 0.0308 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.094 per 1,000 people | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | 0.0095 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.109 per 1,000 people against 0.09 per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.019 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 182nd 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.