Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Guinea-Bissau
0.252 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Kenya
0.289 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
156th
Kenya rank
153rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.289 per 1,000 people against 0.252 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.037 per 1,000 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th and Kenya ranks 153rd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 0.092 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.144 per 1,000 people | 0.154 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0665 per 1,000 people | 0.17 per 1,000 people | 0.1035 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1815 per 1,000 people | 0.1685 per 1,000 people | 0.013 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.221 per 1,000 people | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 0.085 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, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.289 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 Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 0.037 per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 156th 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.