Ghana vs Sudan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
0.266 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sudan
0.25 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Ghana rank
154th
Sudan rank
157th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Sudan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.266 per 1,000 people against 0.25 per 1,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 0.016 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 154th and Sudan ranks 157th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 0.0355 per 1,000 people | 0.0245 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.068 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.067 per 1,000 people | 0.096 per 1,000 people | 0.029 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.09 per 1,000 people | 0.028 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0983 per 1,000 people | 0.305 per 1,000 people | 0.2067 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.1015 per 1,000 people | 0.323 per 1,000 people | 0.2215 per 1,000 people | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Ghana, at 0.266 per 1,000 people against 0.25 per 1,000 people in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Sudan?
- 0.016 per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sudan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Ghana and Sudan rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 154th and Sudan ranks 157th 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.