Guyana vs Suriname: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Guyana
1.39 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Suriname
1.35 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
104th
Suriname rank
106th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1.39 per 1,000 people against 1.35 per 1,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
Guyana ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 106th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.255 per 1,000 people | 0.51 per 1,000 people | 0.255 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.235 per 1,000 people | 0.465 per 1,000 people | 0.23 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.165 per 1,000 people | 0.791 per 1,000 people | 0.626 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.204 per 1,000 people | 0.754 per 1,000 people | 0.55 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.3465 per 1,000 people | 0.54 per 1,000 people | 0.1935 per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 0.787 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | Guyana |
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, Guyana or Suriname?
- Guyana, at 1.39 per 1,000 people against 1.35 per 1,000 people in Suriname as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Guyana and Suriname?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Guyana ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 106th 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.