Honduras vs Jamaica: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Honduras
0.489 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Jamaica
0.46 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Honduras rank
142nd
Jamaica rank
145th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Honduras
- Jamaica
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 0.489 per 1,000 people against 0.46 per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.029 per 1,000 people.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Honduras ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 145th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1355 per 1,000 people | 0.444 per 1,000 people | 0.3085 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.3705 per 1,000 people | 0.0705 per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.5115 per 1,000 people | 0.424 per 1,000 people | 0.0875 per 1,000 people | Honduras |
| 1990s | 0.675 per 1,000 people | 0.57 per 1,000 people | 0.105 per 1,000 people | Honduras |
| 2010s | 0.589 per 1,000 people | 0.471 per 1,000 people | 0.118 per 1,000 people | Honduras |
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, Honduras or Jamaica?
- Honduras, at 0.489 per 1,000 people against 0.46 per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Honduras and Jamaica?
- 0.029 per 1,000 people, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Jamaica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
- How do Honduras and Jamaica rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Honduras ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 145th 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.