Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
0.266 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.252 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ghana rank
154th
Guinea-Bissau rank
156th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.266 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.014 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 154th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 0.002 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.026 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.166 per 1,000 people | 0.104 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.1023 per 1,000 people | 0.0907 per 1,000 people | 0.0117 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.119 per 1,000 people | 0.1653 per 1,000 people | 0.0463 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.1457 per 1,000 people | 0.221 per 1,000 people | 0.0753 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Ghana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Ghana, at 0.266 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.014 per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 154th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th 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.