Ghana vs Kenya: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
0.266 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kenya
0.289 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
154th
Kenya rank
153rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.266 per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.023 per 1,000 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 153rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 0.0835 per 1,000 people | 0.0235 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.126 per 1,000 people | 0.048 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.083 per 1,000 people | 0.1593 per 1,000 people | 0.0763 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1052 per 1,000 people | 0.1807 per 1,000 people | 0.0755 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1758 per 1,000 people | 0.1742 per 1,000 people | 0.0015 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
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 Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.266 per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.023 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 153rd 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.